Author Archives: cate fallon

No Longer Empty at 4th and Broadway – Part 2

When I went past “Never Can Say Goodbye” later on Friday night just before 8 there was a line outside, and half a block down a crowd had formed at the door with people spilling out onto Broadway – looked like a good night was ahead. It was heartwarming to see such a familiar experience [...]

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Not buying a best buy

Artist Man Bartlett was born in Philadelphia, his bio says.  The young artist performed a 24-hour endurance art piece in New York’s Best Buy store the other night.  Here’s the report.
I went to Best Buy (this location is in fact  the only Best Buy 24-hour store)
It used to be a Circuit City, but the Best [...]

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Athena Robles and Anna Stein’s Free Store – A Priceless Experience

Post by Cate Fallon

Free Store, downtown Manhattan near Wall Street. Note the log cabin paneling–perfect for this old fashioned barter project. All photos in this post by Cate Fallon
Athena Robles and Anna Stein (aka Double A Projects) have created a performance / environmental sculpture walk-through free store – something of a cultural [...]

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America – in blue, white and a touch of red

Post by Cate Fallon

Zoe Strauss sitting at Silverstein Gallery signing copies of her book America at the opening of her show.   Photos in this post by Cate Fallon.
The night of the opening was cold and windy, so it was good to see a supportive, warm turnout – with beer and pretzels in the “house” and [...]

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The Sweetness of Smithson

Post by Cate Fallon

[Ed. note: Last Friday, Libby and I and my New Orleans friends Chuck and Iris drove to New York for the press preview of the Robert Smithson "Floating Island," a realization of a Smithson proposal that never saw daylight during the artist's lifetime. Cate was to meet us there. [...]

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