How not to look like a d-bag at an art gallery

Brush Up Step #3 is very, very important. View in browser NEW YORK | 03 SEPTEMBER 2015   The life you're meant to live: CULTURE Brush Up Your guide to art-world etiquette Online 5 Mins For One For the creative types among you, the art gallery opening represents years of hard work and learning how to pronounce French names correctly. It’s your time to shine. Congratulations. For the rest of us ... it represents a fairly awkward social setting. Because no one ever told us what to do once we get there. Ergo: How Not To Be a Douchebag at an Art Opening. Go to any art opening in your town (here in New York, the first Thursday of the month is prime time). Look around. Who’s sipping way too much wine? Who’s making “funny” comments? Who’s being stared at disdainfully by the rest of the room? Don’t be those people. Instead, use our 10 dos and don’ts to help you navigate the cultural hub with grace and aplomb. You may end up liking what you see. And you may make a new friend (we’ll tell you how). Enjoy the lesson. And the free wine. Just not too much. Related:How a Gentleman Compliments a LadyHow to Look Like You Give a Shit How Not to Look Like a Douchebag at an Art Opening Good advice Read the List NOT YET A MEMBER? Open Season We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: it pays to know a guy. Especially at our favorite annual NYC sporting event/institution, the US Open. Now, you can sit in the cheap seats and still have a blast at Flushing Meadows. But a corner suite with BBQ, an open bar and a meet-and-greet with a former pro? That’s next level. And we’ve got a guy for that. CATFISHING AND FAKECATIONS GET IT: JACQUES ELLIOT TIES WAREHOUSE SALE REPERTORY FILM AND EXCLUSIVE PREMIERES  WILLIAMS AND SONOMA IS CLOSING. EVERYTHING MUST GO. DIVERTING WONDERS WE FOUND ONLINE Glawackus: Your State's Most Distinctive Word When Disaster Strikes, Musuems Call in the A-Team The Franzen of It All: "Purity" and the Great American Novelist When Will Everyone I Know Be Married? The Best of "The Oscar of Watches" About / Contact / Terms & Conditions / Privacy Policy / Editorial Policy / Careers / Partners / Press / UNSUBSCRIBE InsideHook publishes genuine editorial. There is no pay for play. Check out our editorial policy. Find Us On: Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn / Instagram   © 2012-2015 InsideHook. All rights reserved. 135 W. 26th St., Fl. 2, New York, NY 10001 The life you're meant to live: CULTURE Brush Up Your guide to art-world etiquette For the creative types among you, the art gallery opening represents years of hard work and learning how to pronounce French names correctly. It’s your time to shine. Congratulations. For the rest of us ... it represents a fairly awkward social setting. FROM OUR PARTNER Open Season We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: it pays to know a guy. Especially at our favorite annual NYC sporting event/institution, the US Open. Now, you can sit in the cheap seats and still have a blast at Flushing Meadows. But a corner suite with BBQ, an open bar and a meet-and-greet with a former pro? That’s next level. And we’ve got a guy for that. Because no one ever told us what to do once we get there. Ergo: How Not To Be a Douchebag at an Art Opening. Go to any art opening in your town (here in New York, the first Thursday of the month is prime time). Look around. Who’s sipping way too much wine? Who’s making “funny” comments? Who’s being stared at disdainfully by the rest of the room? Don’t be those people. Instead, use our 10 dos and don’ts to help you navigate the cultural hub with grace and aplomb. You may end up liking what you see. And you may make a new friend (we’ll tell you how). Enjoy the lesson. And the free wine. Just not too much. Related:How a Gentleman Compliments a LadyHow to Look Like You Give a Shit Read the List How Not to Look Like a Douchebag at an Art Opening Good advice emailed on 03 September 2015 CATFISHING AND FAKECATIONS GET IT: JACQUES ELLIOT TIES WAREHOUSE SALE REPERTORY FILM AND EXCLUSIVE PREMIERES  WILLIAMS AND SONOMA IS CLOSING. EVERYTHING MUST GO. Glawackus: Your State's Most Distinctive Word When Disaster Strikes, Musuems Call in the A-Team The Franzen of It All: "Purity" and the Great American Novelist When Will Everyone I Know Be Married? The Best of "The Oscar of Watches" NOT YET A MEMBER? About / Contact / Terms & Conditions / Privacy Policy / Editorial Policy / Careers / Partners / Press / UNSUBSCRIBE InsideHook publishes genuine editorial. There is no pay for play. Check out our editorial policy. © 2012-2015 InsideHook. All rights reserved. 135 W. 26th St., Fl. 2, New York, NY 10001 u

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