RE: Soho: Snobbism, exemplified
PODESTA,Lesley (Lesley.PODESTA@deetya.gov.au)
Thu, 19 Mar 1998 09:22:55 +1000
Umm Andrew. I think Brendan was being ironic when he asked the
question.LP
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> From: Andrew Charles Kennis[SMTP:holden@escape.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 18 March 1998 19:35
> To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
> Subject: Soho: Snobbism, exemplified
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> On Tue, 17 Mar 1998, Brendan McKennedy wrote:
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> > How many galleries are there in Soho anyway...five? Six?
> >
> > Brendan
> >
>
> Uh, there's a bit more than five or six. There are dozens, and
> probably
> over a hundred galleries in SoHo.
>
> The neighborhood of SoHo (short, for 'South of Houston', the street
> dividing the Village and SoHo) is a sad story indeed, though. Once an
> enclave to a creative bastion of abstract artists of all different
> breeds, SoHo has been commercialized to the 'enth degree. Nowadays,
> SoHo
> is home to the trendy'iest of the trendy, as well as the rich and
> famous
> (one store that my r00mie and I walked into was selling these raver
> slick
> silver pants for one grand). SoHo is so trendy and snotty, it would
> make
> Holden cringe ten times over. Nevertheless, even despite this sorry
> state
> of affairs, there are some great galleries (there are good ones on
> Broadyway between Houston and Prince) and some cool art bookstores
> (Printed
> Matter on Wooster is a can't miss).
>
> --AK
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