Chapter 12The New York Times did a piece on Dennis that came out the Sunday before the show in their Arts and Leisure Section. It got national coverage because of the connection with the sale of Ferone Software and Dennis and Luca’s upcoming wedding. The piece was very kind to Dennis, mentioning his mixed connective tissue disease and how he had fought his way back from the brink of death. Art critics got a preview of Dennis’ art as Luca, full of pride, showed off the piece that Dennis did for his birthday. Alex called and said the Times article had caused a sensation and several prestigious critics RSVP’d, expressing interest because of the picture and the article.
On the Monday before the show Alex called Dennis. “Can you bring the piece featured in the Times article to hang for the sho
