Posts Tagged ‘collective hardware’

Update: Collective Hardware Artwork

Posted: May 24, 2010 at 6:18 am

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In response to our post last Thursday, owner Stuart Braunstein wrote in to allay artists’ fears regarding retrieval of hostage artwork from the recently-shuttered Collective Hardware at 169 Bowery. It appears the artists will be permitted to grab their work from the five-story gallery space.

Collective Hardware Artists Worried About Their Artwork

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 6:24 am

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A concerned reader wrote in last night following news that Collective Hardware might be evicted from 169 Bowery.  Based on the email, it appears that numerous artists currently have their work trapped behind the freshly-padlocked doors.

Collective Hardware at 169 Bowery Faces Eviction

Posted: May 19, 2010 at 10:00 am

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Indeed.  The New York Post is reporting this morning that the beloved Collective Hardware at 169 Bowery is facing eviction.  City Marshals reportedly shut down the five-floor arts space last Wednesday, padlocking the doors closed.  Is this the proverbial end of the road? [Photo Credit: hobokenvie]

Patterson’s Night

Posted: March 31, 2009 at 7:35 am

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It was a happening. One well-deserved for such an iconic pillar in city history. Last night at 169 Bowery, a cross-section of the new Lower East Side turned out for a screening of Clayton Patterson’s documentary, Captured. Everyone from skaters and punks, to old-timers, hipsters, and yuppies packed the basement showroom at the Collective Hardware [...]