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Uncanny Valise

A thousand NYRA subscribers whispered in unison: Duck.

Marmoreal Service

At SculptureCenter, a furtive piece of POPs art lies in ruins.

Sweet Pickle

Brains and brine on the Lower East Side

Limp Derrick

Nicole Eisenman is not above locker-room humor.

Dylan Goes Aseptic

He asks you with a grin, if you’re having a good time.

Plaster Saints

After fifteen months of silence, the World Monuments Fund “calls attention to the dire situation” of Gaza’s cultural heritage.

Amuse Couch

Everything was grossly comfortable, each piece suffering from bloat and distention.

Field of Dreams

Ersatz pastoralism at Freedom Plaza

Fowl Shot

Peristeronic ostranenie in New York’s art world

Inside Job

Power moves on; another cozy suite, a different letterhead.

Knock it Off

The RealReal’s fakes were no match for Canal Street’s bustling sidewalks.

Only the Good Die Young

A narrow trail through the lucrative past of a working man’s multi-millionaire

Rebel Without a Clause

Mayne, after installing himself at the top of the masthead, identifies himself there not as editor but “instigator.”

Impasto Syndrome

An atmosphere emerges of city life before its descent into the present monotony of glass façades and brushed steel.

Art Is Like a Wheel

The movement kept me engaged; the engagement softened into empathy.

Auto Body Horror

Do they remember that they were once human?
New York Review of Architecture
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