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Come see: Andrew’s art, my sensibility; drink wine; This Tuesday 6–9PM

Come see: art by Andrew Coates Location: O’BArone restaurant, at 360 Van Brunt. Time: 6–9PM Why: It’s a Locavore Art thing (my idea) How: I’m choosing art within walking distance of me in Red Hook, and if you come by, I’ll tell you about it, and maybe even take a walk with you. What: drink amazing wine from Sicily; [...]
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La Passegiata, Red Hook (solo) Part II: Art in the Dark at Kidd Yellin

Date: June 29, 2010, even later in the afternoon than before. a breeze near the waterfront. Location: Conover Street, ‘Kidd Yellin’ Weather: See previous post. Hot. OK? Narrative: I tell you, honestly: I’m NOT looking for “art.” I just want to take a walk. Then this: No, that isn’t a mezuzah taking a nap. It’s a doorbell. [...]
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La Passegiata/Studio Visit 3: Designing Serendipity/Andrew Coates

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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Studio Tour 1, on the way to magic markers, graphic novels, were-people

Let the tour begin. We’ve got the coffee. La Passegiata: Red Hook, “Vasca 1″ April 29, 2010. A breezy day; hot sun, but cold for Spring. Start: Meet artist, Eric Cherry, at Baked on Van Brunt Street. First leg of walk: around the corner and down Richards St. (?) First stop: Studio on Dwight Street Location 1: Very [...]
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A Pleasant Walk, a Pleasant Talk, along the Briny Beach; or Rather, the Red Hook Pier.

This studio visit was a double whammy, beginning as things often do, at local biscuit and croissant heaven, Baked, and ending up…well, you’ll see. But first, a word of introduction: What ensues is a studio visit diary, written from the perspective of a critic and curator (Yours Truly), and interspersed with visual documentation (also Mine). As [...]
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Studio Visit Heaven; Studio Visit Hell. When I look into your drawers there’s so much I can tell.

My exegesis of that most dreaded of artist-writer encounters: The Studio Visit. Well, I often dread them, to be quite honest. That said, they’re also loads of fun. Why? Are you curious to know how your studio looks from the other side of the door? Would you like to know the mental baggage a writer [...]
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