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Contaminate NYC is please to recommend to our network “Mint&Serf – Special Graffiti Units,” an exhibition at the Lyons Wier Gallery curated by Derrick B.Harden. Opening on July 28th, at 6:00pm.

“Well, when I first moved to NYC I met an elderly Russian painter who gave me his business card, which read: ‘if you meet an artist, kill him.’ Aside from that advice, I would say make the best possible work you can and stay true to your own personal vision—be genuine.” – Peter Gerakaris

I suppose my work toys with that slippery space between vernacular “visual culture”, my personal reverence for the forms of Nature and specific languages in painting (Chinese landscapes, Italian Renaissance and Baroque, Modernist Op-art abstractions).

Leisure: group show at the Ernest Rubenstein Gallery in the Lower East side. Opening Reception on July 8th, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.

Find out how we are going to enhance the Blog-Z area of our website with information about everything cool, hip, and interesting going on in the world of New York art, music, and beyond.

Find out how Stephanie Ursula Hodges and Saskia Miller – two childhood friends passionate about connecting people through stories – created PenTales, an storytelling initiative.

Contaminate NYC is pleased to present “Alter Ego,” an evening of music and art showcasing the exhibition of Italian painter Claudia Trombin. To be held at De Santos, the cozy West Village eatery located at 139 West 10th Street, the show opens on June 22nd. The exhibition will close on July 4th.