Hrag Vartanian

Someone at The Strand bookstore by Union Square has a sense of humor about the Americana section.
I particularly like the image of George Washington coronating Abraham Lincoln–though I think it looks like they’re kind of cuddling….awwww.

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My article was originally printed in the Brooklyn Rail (May 2008)

Judith Supine Dirt Mansion English Kills April 12 – June 8, 2008
Pink & Aiko The Brick Ladies of NYC Ad Hoc March 21 – April 20, 2008
Super Combo Chashama ABC Gallery April 4 – April 25, 2008
Everyone dreams about having it both ways and street [...]

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Starting some time in 2001 people in my Bushwick loft building spontaneously created a giving shelf. We slowly began leaving things for other people. Most of the time people picked them up. Among the items were books, kitchenware, electronics, DVDs, clothes and occasionally art work.
It was because of that shelf I felt part of a [...]

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Jeffrey Feldman (aka Frameshop) came up with an inventive way to launch his new book:
Frameshop: NEW BOOK LAUNCHES TODAY!!

Today is the big day!
My new book Outright Barbarous launches today, May 1. Rather than just have it appear on Amazon with an imperceptible “blip,” we are having an online book launch party over at [...]

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This was too good not to share:
Things I have learned during this campaign season:

In a race that includes a former First Lady of the United States and a multimillionaire Republican senator rumored to share up to eight residences with his wife, the black guy from Chicago is unforgivably elitist.
Racism in America is caused primarily by [...]

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