Conan the Connoisseur

The tribute at the Hammer Museum was for artist Hiro Yamagata, but the guest of honor was Arnold Schwarzenegger. So Hollywood...

Hire's pal Arnie collaborated on an art book whose title says it all: Yamagata, Text by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The art showing/book party drew the cream of Hollywood's art-lovers to celebrate that thin line between artist, model, mogul, media, and moneymen. Above, left to right: statuesque Shannon Claye with Hire Yamagata; L.A. newsgal Tawny Little flanks Sly Stallone, no slouch with a brush himself, alongside Slim-Fast shill Christina Ferarre Thomopolous; Clint Eastwood, blown away by fine art.