IT’S fitting that Esther Jin Kim and Joseph Rosenwald Varet met because of their support of Performa, an organization in New York that promotes the work of performing artists. After all, these are two people who approach life as a kind of experiential art form.
For them, even the most mundane activity is an opportunity for artistic expression. Mr. Varet, 35, has been known to drive from farm stand to farm stand to find just the right produce for a picturesque beach picnic. And Ms. Kim, 29, stores her countless pairs of designer jeans in a glass case rather than using something as prosaic as a chest of drawers.
----------------------------------------Mr. Varet’s interest was piqued by the fact that Ms. Kim, whose parents immigrated to Dallas from Seoul shortly before she was born, is Korean. Mr. Varet’s friends and family said that he had long had an affinity for Asian art, cuisine and culture and had traveled extensively in Asia. (NOTE: Can we just call it an Asian fetish and move on?)
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Everything the two of them did together that August was studied and artful, from the particular way they ground and brewed coffee, to the beach time they spent not sunning or swimming but painting watercolors to present to each other.
They began to see the beauty in their differences.
“He’s solid where I’m like water,” Ms. Kim said. “I never caught him in a lie.”
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3 comments:
Yes, this is crap of the first order. Who cares what they do or whom they do it with? All I got from that piece is that each is egocentric and rich. Big whoop.
You are too funny, friend. See, I would read that article and think, "Oh, cute!" and then when I read it through your eyes, it's absurd. I believe most NYT wedding articles should be viewed through eyes like yours. :)
Katy, you make me sound so hard-hearted! I love a good love story, but these people just strike me as truly awful and unbearably pretentious.
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