August 6, 2025

Matthew Barney's Wild West, Dinner Parties, and More

Here is the diary that I mentioned I might write about my trip to Aspen last week. In it: seated dinners, cocktail banter, public discussions, obscene wealth, a think tank, Issy Wood (of course), the dress rehearsal for Matthew Barney’s performance on a cattle ranch, and a thimbleful of tea.

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Warmest regards, as they say! JF