How to Raise an Art Star
Ara Tucker
Gus Hempelstein had only wanted to change things a little bit. He was about to find out that when you were dealing with Vabeh Gregson Bennett, you had to go big or find another playground.Morgan and Devon Gregson Bennett, are an interracial creative power couple living happily enough in Brooklyn until a freak accident leaves a little girl orphaned in Los Angeles. Setting aside reservations about the price motherhood will exact on their marriage and careers, Morgan and Devon agree to adopt Vabeh, a bi-racial ethnic hair products heiress. Vabeh touches down in New York wearing last season’s fur and on a mission to quickly distinguish herself from the other bold-faced names at her new school, the tony School for Spoiled Kids.
Vabeh’s meteoric ascension as a painter isn’t enough to quell her ambition, so she opens the Walk-In Art Gallery. Soon, she has collectors and classmates clamoring for her attention. All is proceeding according to plan until her trusted gallerina, Gus Hempelstein, turns in his skinny jeans and defects to open a rival gallery, the Sit Down, backed by Devon’s ex-lover and powerful art world patron, Pim Logan.
Even with a publicist and therapist working overtime on Vabeh’s behalf to protect her art world darling status, Morgan and Devon’s parenting skills are put to the test as the press breathlessly covers their every move.
Will Vabeh crumple under the weight of Gus’s devastating betrayal or will she dust it off, chalking it up to just another day on the playground?
Duration - 6h 51m.
Author - Ara Tucker.
Narrator - Amy Gordon.
Published Date - Saturday, 25 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2022 Ara Tucker ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Gus Hempelstein had only wanted to change things a little bit. He was about to find out that when you were dealing with Vabeh Gregson Bennett, you had to go big or find another playground.Morgan and Devon Gregson Bennett, are an interracial creative power couple living happily enough in Brooklyn until a freak accident leaves a little girl orphaned in Los Angeles. Setting aside reservations about the price motherhood will exact on their marriage and careers, Morgan and Devon agree to adopt Vabeh, a bi-racial ethnic hair products heiress. Vabeh touches down in New York wearing last season’s fur and on a mission to quickly distinguish herself from the other bold-faced names at her new school, the tony School for Spoiled Kids. Vabeh’s meteoric ascension as a painter isn’t enough to quell her ambition, so she opens the Walk-In Art Gallery. Soon, she has collectors and classmates clamoring for her attention. All is proceeding according to plan until her trusted gallerina, Gus Hempelstein, turns in his skinny jeans and defects to open a rival gallery, the Sit Down, backed by Devon’s ex-lover and powerful art world patron, Pim Logan. Even with a publicist and therapist working overtime on Vabeh’s behalf to protect her art world darling status, Morgan and Devon’s parenting skills are put to the test as the press breathlessly covers their every move. Will Vabeh crumple under the weight of Gus’s devastating betrayal or will she dust it off, chalking it up to just another day on the playground? Duration - 6h 51m. Author - Ara Tucker. Narrator - Amy Gordon. Published Date - Saturday, 25 January 2025. Copyright - © 2022 Ara Tucker ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:11
Opening Night at the Sit Down Gallery
Duration:00:02:17
The Gregson Bennetts: Before
Duration:00:20:24
Vabeh: Before
Duration:00:15:46
After-brunch with Jeff Crews
Duration:00:05:08
The Morning/Afternoon/Evening After
Duration:00:10:35
An Art Star is Made
Duration:00:10:34
Meeting the Girl Named After a Restaurant
Duration:00:10:51
An Easel Visit with Vabeh
Duration:00:03:27
Confidential Note About Client 40.23
Duration:00:01:54
The Studio Visit
Duration:00:08:53
Two Invitations
Duration:00:05:02
A Cat For All Seasons
Duration:00:01:41
Saturday at Sadgravel 26
Duration:00:16:19
Kicking Up Stardust at Sadgravel 26 Gallery
Duration:00:04:55
Brooklyn Bento Box
Duration:00:19:38
The Lucky Ones
Duration:00:08:31
Vanishing Youth, Vanquished Youth
Duration:00:14:49
Lost Lives of the Artists: The Feminist Artists, Vol.3
Duration:00:05:25
An Art Star is (Re)Born
Duration:00:05:49
Another Invitation
Duration:00:06:44
Vabeh's New Venture
Duration:00:05:04
Running an Art Gallery: Dirty Projects
Duration:00:11:56
Pop-Up Commerce: David's Pop-Up Pickle Pantry
Duration:00:03:53
An Art Star on the Rocks
Duration:00:10:05
Generating Confetti: Roz Weinstein PR
Duration:00:08:18
After-Brunch with the Hempelsteins
Duration:00:05:19
No Son of Mine
Duration:00:08:09
The Opening
Duration:00:05:02
An Art Dealer Star Walks into the Closet
Duration:00:04:38
4 Questions for Chukko
Duration:00:09:03
When School Happens to Stars
Duration:00:02:10
Morgan's Morning Commute
Duration:00:01:59
Lunching with...Vabeh and Devon Gregson Bennett
Duration:00:04:31
No Neopotatoes Here
Duration:00:12:27
Sunday Brunch Bits with Vabeh Gregson Bennett
Duration:00:04:14
The Dressing Room
Duration:00:07:17
Gus, Greta and a Perfectly Broken Nose
Duration:00:09:31
Two Gems: The Gallerist and her Gallerina
Duration:00:05:20
Arithmetic with Stars
Duration:00:06:08
The Argument about Vabeh
Duration:00:01:30
Vabeh's Confession
Duration:00:04:54
Gus to the Rescue
Duration:00:07:38
The Offer
Duration:00:07:09
Confidential Note about Client 40.23
Duration:00:01:01
The Acceptance
Duration:00:05:17
The Sit Down
Duration:00:05:27
Vabeh's Art Squad - Who Sold Her Out?
Duration:00:06:06
The Patron's Proposal (for Morgan)
Duration:00:16:51
120 Miles with Pim Logan
Duration:00:06:04
The Quiet Outlier
Duration:00:10:45
The Patron's Proposal (for Gus)
Duration:00:05:03
Are we zoned for cats?
Duration:00:06:09
Traveling while Vabeh
Duration:00:05:16
BREAKING NEWS! ART DEALER STAR TAKEN INTO TSA CUSTODY
Duration:00:02:58
Gus, without Vabeh
Duration:00:03:20
Gus Hempelstein, a Boy and an Art Gallery
Duration:00:06:37
BREAKING NEWS! UPDATED: ART DEALER STAR RELEASED FROM TSA CUSTODY
Duration:00:01:16
Epilogue
Duration:00:03:21
About the Author
Duration:00:00:28
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:19