New Yorker, 2010

A mobile home/art gallery is temporarily camped out at the base of the High Line. Inspired by the park’s past life—it elevated freight trains bringing goods into the city—Cape asked the Saratoga Springs based curator Ian Berry to load the vehicle with art from upstate. The result is a charming group show with strong work by artists such as Kenji Fujita, Michael Oatman, and Nancy Shaver and more than a few amusing juxtapositions (Rebecca Murtaugh’s ornamental pendants hang in a dingy bathroom). The funky feel of the space is a refreshing counterpoint to the all the whitecube big-box stores in Chelsea.
 

 

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