the world according to . . .
QA&
AVENUE ’s back-page column asks
New York notables our
version of the questionnaire
made famous by Marcel Proust
ROSS BLECKNER
AT WHAT HAMPTONS ADDRESS
WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?
My house.
WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO NEW YORK?
I grew up here, then stayed to become
a famous artist.
WHEN DID YOU FIRST FALL IN
LOVE WITH THE EAST END?
WHAT HAPPENED?
As a child, when my parents and
I took a vacation in Montauk.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TIME
OF DAY/YEAR IN THE EAST END?
Early October, late afternoon.
WHAT NEWSPAPER COLUMN DO
YOU READ FIRST IN THE MORNING?
Nicholas Kristof because I like to
know what I should have done or
didn’t yet do . . . but might.
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE DINNER
PARTNER?
Eric Freeman.
WHO IS THE SMARTEST NEW YORKER
YOU KNOW?
Barnett Newman; everything he
said was incomprehensible to me.
WHO IS THE FUNNIEST?
Andy Stein.
WHO DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?
Tony Judt.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WATERING
HOLE FOR LUNCH? FOR DINNER?
(a) I never eat lunch out. And
(b) eating and swimming isn’t
good for you.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORK
CLICHÉ? LEAST FAVORITE?
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER
SOCIAL EVENT?
ACRIA.
WHAT’S YOUR MOST
EMBARRASSING NEW YORK
OR HAMPTONS MOMENT?
I haven’t gotten caught yet.
WHAT’S YOUR WORST
“WORS T DRESSED” NE W YORK
OR EAST END MOMENT?
I always dress the same.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE
NEW YORK MOMENT?
9/11.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE
WHEN YOU GROW UP?
A famous artist.
