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/ Unlike London, New York galleries are open for business. After my first Covid jab last week, a wave of cautious optimism motivated me to hit the frigid downtown streets. Luckily, this gallery field trip coincided with a dear friend’s much-heralded solo show, an introduction to work by two inspiring artists I previously did not know of, and even the Outsider Art Fair’s annual and beloved event, spread between galleries. Monday New York was blanketed with an unusually dramatic snowstorm, s...

Art & Design|Futura, a King of Graffiti, Returns to His Roots https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/arts/design/futura-graffiti-gallery-fashion.html The graffiti artist Futura, born Leonard McGurr, near the Eric Firestone Gallery in Manhattan, where “Futura 2020,” his first solo exhibition in New York in 30 years, is on view.Credit...Celeste Sloman for The New York Times Sections Futura, a King of Graffiti, Returns to His Roots The artist has gone from painting subway cars to the runways of Co...