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lived in Hong Kong since 1976 but for
some time I wanted to have an apartment
in New York as I am intending to spend
more time in the city. I have had friends
and family who have lived in the building
where I now have my apartment. I bought
and finished renovating the apartment
about 18 months ago.”
Referring to the art that graces the
apartment, he comments, “I am particularly
drawn to cityscapes. In the dining room is a
large painting of the Manhattan Bridge by
Roland Kulla, which I recently purchased
from George Billis Gallery. I like the
juxtaposition with the early-17th-century
Dutch portrait. George brought the large
bridge painting over to be sure I would be
comfortable with it. When he delivered the
two Brooklyn scenes by Brad Aldridge in the
living room he helped compose that wall.”
Halperin often combines older and
newer pieces, such as in the bedroom
where drawings by Anthony Baus, who
teaches at Grand Central Atelier, are joined
by a 19th-century French drawing and a 19th-
century portrait. “I like to mix it up a bit,”
he says. “Eleventh Street Arts is adjacent to
the Atelier. They show the work of students
and have wonderful neoclassical drawings.”
Prominent in the apartment are large-
scale photographs. “I don’t generally collect
photographs, but the large-scale images are
appealing,” he says. “I’ve bought them from^78