Only a trickle of boldfaced names — and several visitors who refused to identify themselves at all — have stopped by the hotly anticipatedexhibit of Hunter Biden’s paintings this week in SoHo.
And one couple will assuredly not be attending — Joe and Jill Biden.
“It’s unfortunate that a father or mother can’t see his work, but it’s the times we live in and it’ll become a distraction,” Georges Berges, the owner of the SoHo gallery, told Artnet News of the Bidens’ absence.
A handful of artists and industry professionals have shown up at the Georges Berges Gallery for private viewings to see the controversial work by the President’s son. A tight-lipped security guard named Theo stands outside the West Broadway venue, allowing only those with invitations to enter.
Among the visitors on Wednesday was Gene Epstein, a former senior economist at the New York Stock Exchange who runs a monthly debate series called the SoHo Forum. Epstein, who told The Post he had also worked as the economics editor of Barron’s, was accompanied by his artist wife Hisako Kobayashi. She is one of 19 artists represented by Berges, according to the gallery’s web site.