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After a Dark Period, the Dashing Lads of Apostrophe Are Ready to Kick Some Colon
Ki and Sei Smith. (Courtesy of Apostrophe) It was nine months ago that Apostrophe, a Bushwick , was shut down after cops busted its anniversary celebration. Undeterred by a night in jail and a lengthy...
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John Waters Exhibit Draws Gasps From Unsuspecting Chelsea Tourists
(Photo: Beverly Hills John, courtesy of the artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, © John Waters) When I stopped by the Marianne Boesky Gallery on an exceedingly chilly Saturday afternoon, just...
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Brooklyn Street Artist RAE Taps a Dingy Chinatown Basement to Unravel a...
(Photo: Nicole Disser) A scowling woman shoved a plastic bag in my face and gestured toward the mound of grapefruits at a Chinatown grocery like any other. “No thanks,” I smiled, pointing toward the...
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Attend Your Own Funeral, Via This ‘Fantasy Burial Workshop’
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Everybody dies. But there’s a high probability you won’t get to experience your own funeral, unless of course you’re imagining it during a Bushwick ayahuasca ceremony. But if you...
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Bring Your Own Body To This All-Trans Art Show
Mark Aguhar, Making Looks, 2011. (Photo courtesy of the artist.) What do DJ and New Museum darling Juliana Huxtable, a former member of industrial outfit Throbbing Gristle, and “drag mother” Flawless...
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Remember When Punk Magazine Made the East Village the Center of the Universe?
Punk magazine celebrates its 40th anniversary at Howl! Arts in the East Village (Photo: Nicole Disser) In 1976, a comic artist named John Holmstrom begot Punk magazine as an excuse to stalk his...
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A Chinatown Dumpling Shop Will Morph into a Gallery Tonight
Dollar slices, bodega sandwiches, and dumpling deals quickly become dietary stalwarts of any New Yorker on a budget, which is about 99 percent of us. The eternal quest for cheap eats isn’t just about...
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Latest Bushwick Art Fair Is a Bit of a Circus
(Photo: @bushwickopen) Since it was announced that Bushwick Open Studios will be taking place in October and not on their usual summer date, a couple fledgling fests have tried to fill the void....
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