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From Farmland to Art Feast: The Evolution of the Lower East Side
From Farmland to Art Feast: The Evolution of the Lower East Side

To mark Independent’s imminent arrival on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, writer Helen Stoilas explores the neighborhood’s development over the past century that led it to become the creative hub that it is today.

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Open for Interpretation: Tseng Chien-Ying at Kiang Malingue
Open for Interpretation: Tseng Chien-Ying at Kiang Malingue

A recent arrival on the Lower East Side scene, Kiang Malingue’s outpost in Chinatown has quietly become the new cool kid on the block, according to writer and curator Danielle Wu. For this feature, she visits the light-filled, fourth-floor gallery and speaks to the founders Lorraine Kiang and Edouard Malingue about why they chose this New York neighborhood for their global expansion.

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