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How Uniqlo is Co-opting Iconic NYC Art

Retail giant Uniqlo is portraying itself as a destination for lovers of iconic NYC art by the likes of Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and KAWS.

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Green-Wood Cemetery Comes Alive in New Book

Bethany Jacobson's new book "Ode to a Cemetery," featuring her brilliant photographs of Green-Wood Cemetery, will be launched at Gallery Onetwentyeight, 128 Rivington Street, on Sept 20, 5-8 pm.

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Angelina Jolie’s Takeover of Basquiat’s Last Home: It Could be Worse

In a series of interviews with former Basquiat intimates and others, the reactions to the arrival of Atelier Jolie, which opened on 4 December 2023, were nearly identical: It's not the sweeping homage to one of the 20th century's most important artists that it could be, but neither is it a Starbucks.

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188 Allen Street Gallery: “A Beautiful Moment”

The destruction of the shed in front of the former Cheese Grill did more than rid the block of one of Manhattan’s countless street-side dining spaces. It was the end of a brief, shining moment in the history of art in New York City.

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