{"id":39299,"date":"2019-02-23T11:17:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T16:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=39299"},"modified":"2019-03-04T11:46:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T16:46:43","slug":"the-art-of-new-york-1980s-contra-galleries-opening-pix-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2019\/02\/23\/the-art-of-new-york-1980s-contra-galleries-opening-pix-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"~&#8217;THE ART of NEW YORK: 1980s&#8217; . . CONTRA GALLERIES \/ OPENING PIX &#8211; PART II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8216;THE ART OF NEW YORK: 1980s&#8217; &#8211; CURATED by LINUS CORAGGIO<br \/>\nOPENED FEB 13 &#038; RUNS THRU . .  FEB 28, 2019<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/contragalleries.com\/\">CONTRA GALLERIES<\/a>, 122 W 26th St, Fl 5, Chelsea \/ Midtown Manhattan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/contragalleries.com\/pages\/the-art-of-new-york-1980s\">&#8216;THE ART of THE 1980s&#8217; &#8211; CONTRA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PIX FROM THE OPENING &#8211; FEB 13, 2019 \/  PART II<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LINUS-CORAGGIO-at-CONTRA-GALLERIES.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LINUS-CORAGGIO-at-CONTRA-GALLERIES.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1056\" height=\"792\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39304\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthe show&#8217;s curator . . LINUS CORAGGIO stands beside his own work.<br \/>\nLinus founded the notorious &#8216;Rivington School&#8217;, and &#8216;Gas Station&#8217;, alternative spaces that played a dynamic role,<br \/>\nin the 80\/90s Lower East Side underground art scene. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LINUS-CORAGGIO-art-work.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LINUS-CORAGGIO-art-work.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1056\" height=\"792\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39306\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLINUS CORAGGIO, &#8216;Multi-Chop&#8217;, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WE-LIVE-In-PUBLIC-lightbox-at-Contra.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WE-LIVE-In-PUBLIC-lightbox-at-Contra.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1056\" height=\"792\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39308\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthe &#8216;WE LIVE IN PUBLIC&#8217; lightbox by JOSH HARRIS &#8211;  seems to have found its . . niche.<br \/>\nmetal chairs by LINUS CORAGGIO.<br \/>\nleft: painting by FA-Q \/ right: painting by FA_Q \/ LINUS CORRAGGIO.<br \/>\nwatercolor on paper, 1985.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FA_Q.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FA_Q.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"648\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39359\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ngreat piece by FA-Q aka KEVIN WENDALL !!<br \/>\n&#8216;Untitled&#8217;, 1985.<br \/>\nmixed media collage. 48 x 36 in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FA-Q-aka-Kevin-Wendall-linu-Coraggio-1985.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FA-Q-aka-Kevin-Wendall-linu-Coraggio-1985.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1056\" height=\"792\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39310\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ngreat piece by FA-Q \/ LINUS CORAGGIO<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AL-DIAZ-aka-SAMO-LINUS-CORAGGIO-2017.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AL-DIAZ-aka-SAMO-LINUS-CORAGGIO-2017.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"648\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39312\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nworks by AL DIAZ aka SAMO and LINUS CORAGGIO, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AL-DIAZ-at-CONTRA-GALLERIES.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AL-DIAZ-at-CONTRA-GALLERIES.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"648\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39313\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAL DIAZ . . was at the opening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nik-Lesante-STEVE-MAZZ-at-contra-galleries.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nik-Lesante-STEVE-MAZZ-at-contra-galleries.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"648\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39315\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nleft, NIK LESANTE, creative director and studio manager\/production at Contra, with Contra founder STEVE MAZZ. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/NOAH-BECKER-ALFREDO-MARTINEZ-at-CONTRA.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/NOAH-BECKER-ALFREDO-MARTINEZ-at-CONTRA.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"648\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39316\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNOAH BECKER of Whitehot magazine, helps ALFREDO MARTINEZ tour the show.<br \/>\nthey both contributed input to the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/M-HENRY-JONES-KEMBRA.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/M-HENRY-JONES-KEMBRA.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"648\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39325\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nM. HENRY JONES . . &#8216;KEMBRA&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;THE ART OF NEW YORK: 1980s&#8217; &#8211; CURATED by LINUS CORAGGIO OPENED FEB 13 &#038; RUNS THRU . . 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