Zabludowicz’s Collection (and son) debut in NY

The cream of New York’s art scene was out in force on Monday night for the first exhibition of the Zabludowicz Collection (aka British power art couple Anita and Poju) in the US. Art world luminaries such as dealers Yvon Lambert and Victoria Miro, along with photographer Gregory Crewdson, flocked to the 33rd floor of a midtown skyscraper to see works from the Zabludowicz holdings displayed against the dramatic backdrop of Times Square. Tongues wagged over the curator with the (not so mysterious) moniker of Roy Zabludowicz who turned out to be none other than the 20-year-old son of the hosts. Proud mum Anita p­ointed out that Roy (pictured with the Zabludowicz Collection’s director Elizabeth Neilson and Anita by a Nick van Woert work) is himself an avid collector, snapping up works by artists such as Jack Strange. But the biggest surprise was that the student at upstate Bard College, who had worked tirelessly on the show for weeks, was only given a credit (“assistant curator”) at the weekend. “He deserved it,” said his boss, Neilson, of the modest young man