THE NEW YORK TIMES
Show Us Your Walls
By Ted Loos
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| Jody and Gerald Lippes in their home in Naples, Fla., next to Betty Woodman’s “Interior Summer Vase Diptych” (1997). In the background is Teresita Fernández’s “Night Writing (Tropic of Capricorn)” (2013). |
NAPLES, Fla. — When each member of a couple serves on a different museum board, and they divide their time among several houses, they are likely to have more than one art collection, too. In the case of Gerald and Jody Lippes, their large and light-filled apartment here — with an expansive view of the Gulf of Mexico — encompasses gleaming Biedermeier furniture, African art made before World War II and some 130 works of contemporary art (a small portion of their total collection, which numbers more than 700 pieces.) Within the latter category, this residence is more focused on established and midcareer artists; their house in southern Ontario features up-and-comers; in New York City, it’s all about midcentury Color Field abstractions. “We live to collect,” Mr. Lippes, 78, said. [
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| Mickalene Thomas’s “Clarivel #1” (2015). |
