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He was once quoted disparaging Rembrandt ("He mixes up stews of brown, soppy oils to obscure the incoherence") and described Renoir as "an Italian restaurant painter."Even his fellow art Mayor Bloomberg accused the White House yesterday of failing to take tourism seriously enough as he unveiled a star-studded ad campaign to lure more international visitors to New York City. The magazine publishing giant Conde Nast plans to kill even more titles Monday, including Gourmet, Cookie, Modern ide and Elegant ide, the New York Times reports. Herb Vogel, 86 and his wife Dorothy, 74, look like any New York couple. The 80-plus visual interpretations of music include prints by the likes of Chuck Close NOTEWORTHY EXHIBITIONS PHOTOGRAPHY PAST/FORWARD The publishing house Aperture continues celebrating its 50th anniversary with a photography exhibition that opens tomorrow at Sotheby's. Sotheby's New York, 1344 York Ave. chuck close 2010 8 13