SOMEWHERE ALONG THE EDGE OF POTENTIALITY
Eric Russ catches up with Winston Chmielinski
A surprisingly long and nauseating ride on one of the city’s water taxis to see the inaugural Frieze Art Fair in New York set in motion a series of events that were going to make me late for my appointment to meet artist Winston Chmielinski in his Lower East Side gallery. Winston, being the kind and gentle soul that I now know him to be, happily postponed our meeting. The burgeoning gallery scene in the Lower East Side has come a long way in the last couple of years. Converting storefronts into exhibition spaces, enterprising young gallerists have put the neighborhood on the map in the competitive landscape of the New York art market. Winston’s gallery, Envoy, has not only managed to secure an unusual amount of space for the area, but has also outfitted a gorgeous bar in their backroom. We settled into a sundrenched table at the back of the bar to talk.
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