Mott Haven Herald

Artists fret as tourists beat a path to their studios

Posted on 27. Jul, 2009 by editor.

By Azriel James Relph
Azriel.james.relph@gmail.com
“Ask about my art, not my rent” reads the sign posted at the door to Edwin Gonzalez’s apartment on Third Avenue and East 134th Street.
As Gonzalez pours wine and fixes lunch for friends and visitors who wander in for the third annual Mott Haven Open Artist Studio Tour, Melissa Calderon, [...]

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A Mott Haven treasure hunt

Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 by Maria Clark.

The Mott Haven art world can be difficult to find.
It is tucked away in a dark jazz café on the corner of Alexander Avenue, up a 5-floor walk-up through a narrow apartment or in a corner restaurant hidden under the cement overpass of a major expressway.
“The arts in the South Bronx are hidden. If you [...]

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