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Announcing FF2’s 2025 American Icon: Ms. Chita Rivera!

“Chita Rivera is eternal. I remember seeing her for the first time in Mr. Wonderful and exclaiming, ‘Oh my god, who IS that’?” (Rita Moreno)

Chita Rivera was one of those phenomenally talented people who make what they do look easy; that’s how good she was. The actress, dancer, and singer who rocketed to fame with her dazzling performance as Anita in Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story” on Broadway in 1957, seems to have been born with the energy and charisma that were so distinctive of her.… read more.

Deborah Kass’s Politically-Engaged Art Is Both Timely & Timeless

At the beginning of this month (aka Women’s History Month), I spent a windy Saturday at Salon 94, a gorgeous Upper East Side gallery just off Museum Mile in Manhattan. I did so alongside two women: FF2 editor-in-chief Jan Lisa Huttner and Lisa Alexander (my mother). Time spent at a curated art exhibition is a treat any time, but this experience was made all the sweeter by its artist: Deborah Kass.… read more.

Justine Koons Makes Her Mark with Debut Solo Exhibition ‘Myth’

Earlier this week, I wrote an article on artist Deborah Kass’s newest exhibition ‘The Art History Paintings.’ While visiting that show at Manhattan’s elegant Salon 94, I stumbled upon another exhibition running parallel to Deb’s: artist Justine Koons.

The two are not connected. Deborah’s room is full of furious and bold pop paintings.… read more.

Novelist Annie Ernaux wins the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature

Welcome to Women’s History Month 2025:

To celebrate, we are reposting tributes to some of the Swans who have made the greatest impact on our own lives. These are names & faces everyone should know!

Today we celebrate Annie Ernaux, who has just won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature. Congratulations Annie! … read more.

Jane Campion a ‘Bright Star’ in the Directing World

Welcome to Women’s History Month 2025:

To celebrate, we are reposting tributes to some of the Swans who have made the greatest impact on our own lives. These are names & faces everyone should know!

While you’re hunkered down staying healthy during this crisis, there’s plenty of great female directors you can get to know better while you quarantine!… read more.

Artistic Journey: MacArthur Fellow María Magdalena Campos-Pons

Welcome to Women’s History Month 2025:

To celebrate, we are reposting tributes to some of the Swans who have made the greatest impact on our own lives. These are names & faces everyone should know!

As a multidisciplinary artist with a diverse ethnic background, María Magdalena Campos-Pons has an important goal: “to present the complexity of duality, knowledge, history, heritage, [and] culture.”… read more.