Rivington School
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Rivington School was a movement that emerged from the East Village
art scene in the 1980s in New York City
. Most of the artists of the Rivington School were either involved in welding, forging, performance or street painting.. The group started in 1983 and named themselves after an abandoned public school house building located on Rivington Street. The school was located across from a club No Se No where many artists would meet and performances were held. The group is most noted for "massive junk sculpture installations on the Lower East Side
," and other forms of metal public sculpture.
of New York City
, on which now stands a condominium building.
, Linus Coraggio, Paolo Buggiani, Tovey Halek, Jack Vengrow, Ken Hiratsuka, Jacek Tylicki
,
FA-Q (Kevin Wendall)., Ena Paul Kostabi
and JIM C.
East Village, Manhattan
The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, lying east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side...
art scene in the 1980s in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Most of the artists of the Rivington School were either involved in welding, forging, performance or street painting.. The group started in 1983 and named themselves after an abandoned public school house building located on Rivington Street. The school was located across from a club No Se No where many artists would meet and performances were held. The group is most noted for "massive junk sculpture installations on the Lower East Side
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
," and other forms of metal public sculpture.
Sculpture Gardens
Well known sculpture spaces emerged from the Rivington School, most notably the Rivington Sculpture Garden, started by early founder "Cowboy" Ray Kelly, which eventually found a home at 6th Street, between Avenue B and Avenue C; and the Corragio Studio, more commonly known as "2B" or "The Garage", started by another early founder of the movement, Linus Coraggio. The name "2B" refers to its location at 2nd Street and Avenue B in the East VillageEast Village, Manhattan
The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, lying east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side...
of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, on which now stands a condominium building.
Early artists
Among the early artists of the Rivington School were E.F. Higgins III, Cowboy Ray Kelly, Toyo TsuchiyaToyo Tsuchiya
Toyo Tsuchiya is a Japanese born artist and photographer and one of the early artists involved in the Rivington School art movement of the East Village art scene of New York City of the 1980s.Toyo Tsuchiya moved from Japan to New York in 1980...
, Linus Coraggio, Paolo Buggiani, Tovey Halek, Jack Vengrow, Ken Hiratsuka, Jacek Tylicki
Jacek Tylicki
Jacek Tylicki is an artist who settled in New York City in 1982.-Works:Tylicki's work is closely related to Land art, Installation, video and Photography...
,
FA-Q (Kevin Wendall)., Ena Paul Kostabi
Paul Kostabi
Paul Indrek Kostabi is an American artist, musician, music producer and audio engineer. He is the brother of artist Mark Kostabi....
and JIM C.
External links
- http://rivingtonschool.com/about.html
- http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4508076662388289721&ei=5324SvucH5XZlQftnNGTAg&q=gg+allin+nyc# gg allin's last show which so happened to be at 2B