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Post Passeggiata report. A July night on Van Brunt Street—indoors.

By sarah | Published: July 7, 2010
Well, It was 103 degrees outside. And instead of walking, we sat on our buts, and looked at the cool, copper-penny skins that Andrew Coates made (by melting the zinc out of actual pennies) and drank a LOT of wine courtesy of Fosco, who, I must say, has a great palate. Reds and whites from [...]
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La Passegiata/Studio Visit 3: Designing Serendipity/Andrew Coates

By sarah | Published: June 16, 2010
La Passegiata: Red Hook Vasca 2 June 08 [2nd trip], 2010. Past the Holland Tunnel entrance, and into Red Hook. Huge cumulous clouds; very much a perfect June day. First leg of walk: Dwight Street to X Street, near Dafonte’s Sandwich Shop. Location: Large industrial building, all studios/living spaces. Narrative: “The foundation of art should be design,” says Andrew Coates. [...]
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