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1999

Holland Cotter, "Building Histories", New York Times, Art in Review, pg. 41, Friday November 5, 1999. Review of a group show at Apex Art which included six REPOhistory signs from our 1992 Lower Manhattan Sign Project. Curated by Maureen Conner.

Martha Schwendener, "Building Histories" Time Out New York, pg. 68, Nov. 4 -11, 1999. Review with photo of show at Apex Art in which we had 6 signs from the Lower Manhattan Sign Project.

Greg Sholette, "Repohistory", New Art Examiner, pgs.20-23 & 71-72, November 1999. Extended article on the organization and Circulation.

Sylvie Myerson, Sandbox Magazine. October 1999. Mentions Circulation and general REPOhistory information.

Michael Hirsch, "Police Brutality Memorial Returns to Baltic St.", Carroll Garden Courier, Brooklyn, NY, April 26, 1999. Front page article with pictures about "Civil Disturbances".

Matthew Potteiger and Jamie Purlington, "Telling Stories/Making Places". 1999. America Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting, Fall 1999 Printed in the publication for the meeting contains 2 pages with quotes from REPOhistory and a photograph from Buttermilk Bottom.

1998

C. Carr, "Sign Language", The Village Voice, page 63, August 11,1998 Full page article with photo on the Civil Disturbances.

Holland Cotter, New York Times, Art in Review, August 14, pg. E34. Review of the Urban Encounters group show at the New Museum, also mentioning the Civil Disturbances project.

C. Carr, "From BOHO to SOHO", The Village Voice, August 4, 1998 Review of the Urban Encounters group show at the New Museum.

Nicolas Penchasdeh, "El Cartel de la discordia", El Dario. Article about Civil Disturbances. October 1998.

David Seifman, "Furor over sign claiming racist quotes in housing". Article about Civil Disturbances. New York Post, pg. 8, August 9, 1998.

Nicolas Penchasdeh, "Censura Municipal", El Dario, Front Page full cover picture, article on page 3, August 6, 1998. Article about Civil Disturbances.

Josh Rogers, "Disputed signs go up in Court area", Downtown Express, Aug. 4, 1998. Article about Civil Disturbances.

Billie Cohen, "Guerrilla Tactics", Time Out New York, Around Town-Museums, pg. 65. June 23-30 1998. Article on Urban Encounters group show at the New Museum.

David Gonzalez, "Lampposts As a Form For Opinion", New York Times, Metro Section, Wednesday May 20,1998. Article about Civil Disturbances and Mayor Giuliani's attempt to censor the project.

Robert Kolker, "See you in court", Time Out New York, pg. 45, May 28-June 4, 1998 Full page article with photo on the Civil Disturbances project.

Unknown writer, "Landmark struggles by artists", Daily News, Thursday May 21, 1998. Article about Civil Disturbances.

Josh Rogers, "20 signs will mark landmark legal cases in Foley Sq. area", Downtown Express, pg. 4, May 12-25, 1998 Article about Civil Disturbances and Mayor Giuliani's attempt to censor the project.

Jack Becker, "Recent Projects- Out From Under The King George Hotel", Public Art Review, pg. 98, Spring/Summer 1998 Review of REPOhistory's public art project in Houston Texas and a folded document of the project included in the publication.

Cathy Bird, "Top Spin-in the Forth Ward", Creative Loafing, Atlanta, GA. Arts & Entertainment, Lead article, March 21, 1998. Article about "Voices of Renewal" and how much the community loved it.

1997

Matthew Potteiger and Jamie Purlington, Landscape Narratives, 1997 Book with a photograph and 3 pages on our Buttermilk Bottom Project.

Lucy R. Lippard, "Marking the Spot, Chapter Two", The Lure of the Local, pg.111&195, August 1997 5 photographs-one from Entering Buttermilk Bottom and four from Lower Manhattan Sign Project.

H.M. Cauley, "Signs citing history spur memories, a look ahead", The Atlanta Constitution, May 8, 1997 Article on "Voices of Renewal".

Cathy Bird, "REPOhistory Reclaiming the old Fourth Ward", Creative Loafing, Atlanta, GA. Arts & Entertainment, Lead article pg. 28 and 34, April 5, 1997 Article on "Voices of Renewal".

1995

Catherine Fox, " 'City Site Work' successful in some spots, isn't in others", The Atlanta Constitution, Arts & Entertainment, lead article Section C, Sept. 21,1995. Review about entire Atlanta Festival of the Arts with special mention of Entering Buttermilk Bottom "...moving illustrated an expanded vision of what art can be."

Catherine Fox, " Atlanta Arts Festival Site-works", The Atlanta Constitution, Sept. 20,1995. Column on Atlanta Festival of the Arts with mention of Buttermilk Bottom.

Bo Emerson, "Uncovering Buttermilk Bottom", '...as part of the arts festival, project recalls vibrancy of lost black community that thrived before the '60s', The Atlanta Constitution, Living, Cover of section D, Sept. 14,1995 Full page two part article with photos and map about Buttermilk Bottom.

Rob Walton, "Bottoms Up: REPOhistory exhumes Buttermilk Bottom", Creative Loafing, Atlanta, GA. Arts & Entertainment, Lead article pg. 32 and 38, Sept. 2 1995 Full page article.

1994

Herbert Muscamp, Designing a Frame work for Diversity", New York Times, Architecture Section, pg. 34, Sunday June 19, 1994. Review of show at Storefront for Art & Architecture titled "Queer Spaces" which included site-specific public art project by REPOhistory also titled "Queer Spaces".

Liz Kotz, "Queer Spaces", World Art, November 1994. Full page article in the magazine.

Connie Butler, "Queer Space", Art + Text --49, pgs 83 & 84, Sept.1994. Full page article with photo spread over two pages about "Queer Spaces".

Unknown writer, "Defining Gay Design", Progressive Architecture, pg. 36, August 1994. Full page article about "Queer Spaces".

1992

Lucy Lippard, "Anti-Amnesia", Z Magazine, pgs 63-66, December 1992 Four page article about the "Lower Manhattan Sign Project".

Siri Huntoon, "SIGN CITY," Art News, Vasari Diary, October, 1992 Review of the "Lower Manhattan Sign Project".

Lynette Holloway, "Art and History Prove a Volatile Mix", New York Times, Metro Section, Thursday August 27, 1992. Review of the "Lower Manhattan Sign Project".

Michael Kimmelman, Sculpture, Sculpture Everywhere", New York Times, Weekend, Review/Art, Friday July 31, 1992 Review of the "Lower Manhattan Sign Project".

Stephen J. Dubner, "Art Beat-Other People's History", New York Magazine, Fast Track, June 22,1992. Article about the "Lower Manhattan Sign Project".

Ken Day, "Lower Manhattan Sign Project", Art Papers, pg. 53, November-December 1992. Article about the "Lower Manhattan Sign Project".

Victor Block, "Group serves offbeat slice of Big Apple", The Washington Times, pg. E4, Sunday August 30, 1992. Article about the "Lower Manhattan Sign Project".

Bill Schleicher, "Signs of Times Past, Public Employee Press, DC 37, Pgs 16 & 17, Sept. 11, 1992 Two full pages with photos in this Union paper about the "Lower Manhattan Sign Project".

Unknown writer, "Street Conscience", LDC Debt Report, Whispers column, pg. 12, July 13,1992. Article about the "Lower Manhattan Sign Project" from a financial newsletter that talked about the Wall Street sign, Debtors Prison and the sign about J.P. Morgan.

Elise Harris, "No Choice", QW Magazine, pg. 42, July 12, 1992. Full page article with photo on "Choice Histories" installation at Artists Space.

Staff writer, "Signs of (Old) Times Highlight Snippets of History", Villager, pg. 3, July 8,/92. Article about the "Lower Manhattan Sign Project".

Melissa Tarkington, "Art Signs Challenge 'History'", New York Newsday, Manhattan Neighborhoods, pg. 23, June 26, 1992 Full page article with photo and reproduced map on the "Lower Manhattan Sign Project".

Mervyn Rothstein, "Signs of Olden Times Bring History to the Streets", New York Times, Metro Section, Thursday June 25, 1992. Article about the "Lower Manhattan Sign Project".

Diane Webber, "Repossessing History-A sign Project Tells Untold Stories", Downtown Express, June 22, 1992, Article about the "Lower Manhattan Sign Project".