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Artists We Know: “The Water Carrier” | Profile Lucia Love.

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elcome back to our fall edition of Artists We Know.  For our second series of articles for Quiet Lunch, we will be serving both new and lesser-known artists as well as artists well into their respective careers. So without further ado: Our second article of this season profiles Lucia Love, a visual artist whose use of evolving story arcs beckons …

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Artists We Know Season 2: Who is David Byrd?

In The Menu, Visual Arts by Jared And Alannah

elcome back to our later summer/fall edition of Artists We Know.  For our second series of articles for Quiet Lunch will be serving both new and lesser known artists as well as artists well into their respective careers. So without further ado: Our first article of this season profiles David Byrd, an artist since deceased whose oeuvre leaves an impression. …

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Artists We Know: Catching up with Fiona Silver.

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or our sixth interview for Quiet Lunch magazine, @JaredxAlannah sat down with Fiona Silver a singer and musician who also happens to be an East Village Local. We get down to the core issues of being a resident in such an ever-changing neighborhood, the politics of the day and how music has influenced her commitment to the neighborhood. She performs …

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Artists We Know: Catching up with Clio Newton.

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or our fifth edition of the bi-weekly Artists We Know, we are super excited to interview Clio Newton, an American artist currently residing in Zürich. She combines her conceptual background with a larger-than-life approach to hyperrealism, creating simultaneously sensitive and powerful images of women. J+A: Hi Clio, thank you so much taking the time from installing your latest show, to meet with us …

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Artists We Know: Keith and Tiger Mackie.

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or our fourth bi-weekly we head over to Alphabet City (Loisaida) and interview Keith Dragon Mackie and his sister Tiger Ray Mackie. Both are visual artists. Keith is a painter and graphic artist who uses his memories, humor and public observations to create inside jokes that play out as a larger commentary with strong ties to current social issues. Tiger is a classically …

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Artists We Know: Minimal Notes | Catching up with Soren Roi.

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or our third bi-weekly feature here at Quiet Lunch, we caught up with Soren Roi, a performance artist and electronic musician who also produces a weekly event at Home Sweet Home entitled ‘Nothing Changes‘. He lives in Brooklyn, NYC.  J+A: Hi Soren, thanks for meeting with us on this rainy day.  What is exciting to you as a working artist right now? …

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Artists We Know: Catching Up With Darryl Westly.

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or our bi-weekly feature here at Quiet Lunch, we caught up to date with Darryl Westly, a painter and mixed media artist who currently lives in Chinatown, NYC.  J+A: Hi Darryl, it’s good to see you, it looks like you have been busy!  Can you tell us what is exciting to you as a working artist right now? DW: You …

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Artists We Know: Catching up with Melanie Hoff.

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MELANIE HOFF For the first column of our bi-weekly feature here at Quiet Lunch we caught up to date with Melanie Hoff, a digital artist who currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.  J+A: Hi Melanie, it’s good to see you. Can you tell us what is exciting to you as a working artist right now? MH: I have begun to see my …