One Couple's Fall Preview: Explosions and Fresh Recipes

We caught up with artist E.V. Day and writer and entrepreneur Ted Lee, who are married, at the Whitney Art Party, where we learned about their fabulous fall plans. Ms. Day has been rummaging through New York City Opera's costume warehouses identifying costumes she will blow up and display, artfully, on the promenade of the David H. Koch Theater throughout City Opera's fall season (and longer, if New York City Ballet digs it too). She's done this before: at the Lever House, with bridal gowns, and the visual power of a garment's destruction is arresting. Given the hurdles facing City Opera, the project may well be a fitting metaphor for what it needs to do to survive: blow things up! turn the old into new. It can only help to turn the promenade, with its lovely balconies and (unclothed) Elie Nadelman sculptures, into a destination of its own. Meanwhile, Mr. Lee and his brother, Matt Lee, have a book coming out: "The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern Knockout Dishes with Down-home Flavor," an exploration of "the way contemporary Southerners cook and eat." Here's to a New York couple working hard to inspire and feed us.