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AO On-Site: “PIZZA TIME!” at the Marlborough Broome Street Gallery Until October 6th, 2013

Monday, September 23rd, 2013


John Riepenhoff, Physical Pizza Networking Theory (2013), with the artist, right, in conversation with Andrew Kuo, and director, Pascal Spengemann, in conversation behind them, via Ben Richards for Art Observed

Everybody loves pizza, but the Marlborough Broome Street Gallery loves it even more. With PIZZA TIME!, the new downtown project space from one of New York’s most recognized galleries gives a multimedia homage to the pizza pie.  Supervised by Marlborough Director Pierre Levai’s young son Max, the show signals another step forward for a gallery in the midst of reinventing itself, signing new talent like Rashaad Newsome and duo Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe, and pursuing new ground for the storied institution.


Andrew Kuo, Slice 8/23/13 (2013), via Ben Richards for Art Observed

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Frieze New York Announces Food Vendor List

Sunday, April 7th, 2013

Frieze New York on Randall’s Island will once again host a variety of local food vendors at this year’s edition of the fair.  The list of vendors, announced Friday, will include pizza from Roberta’s Pizza, coffee from Blue Bottle Coffee, and a full-service restaurant by Frankie’s Sputino.  The fair runs from May 10th to the 13th. (more…)