Coraggio in the Press
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August 15, 2007
This is awesome:
R.C. Baker praises Linus in his Village Voice column and recommends Coraggio’s show at Michael Steinberg Fine Art:
This is awesome:
R.C. Baker praises Linus in his Village Voice column and recommends Coraggio’s show at Michael Steinberg Fine Art.
Now roll your mouse over the article and you will see Coraggio’s response.
Here's Coraggio's response—sent to the Voice and published in their Letters section the following week:
With Linus Coraggio, flattery really will get you nowhere!
Click here to read full article on the Village Voice website
March 1, 2005
Fun Coraggio interview by Toni Schlesinger for the Village Voice about his Upper West Side apartment. Click here to read it in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format, or click here to read it on the Voice's website.
But first, roll your mouse over the article at left to enlarge the photo of Linus hanging around his apartment.
Meanwhile, here’s an enlargement of the article’s photo—Linus hanging around his apartment:
May 13, 2000
A funky art blog from May 2000, it shows a head shot of Coraggio (rightmost image of the triptych), whom the author refers to as “Linus Coragio [sic], metal sculptor extrardinaire [sic],” and describes a recent sculptural furniture piece of Coraggio’s along with other art activity in the East Village amongst the glitterati and intelligentsia.
This was during a 3-year period Coraggio had his studio in the backyard of Deepdale Gallery (where he also showed regularly) on the then very un-gentrified east end of Ludlow Street.
“It still smelled like fish from the Chinese packing storefronts,” recalls Coraggio.
A funky art blog from May 2000, it shows a head shot of Coraggio (rightmost image of the triptych), whom the author refers to as “Linus Coragio [sic], metal sculptor extrardinaire [sic],” and describes a recent sculptural furniture piece of Coraggio’s along with other art activity in the East Village amongst the glitterati and intelligentsia.
This was during a 3-year period Coraggio had his studio in the backyard of Deepdale Gallery (where he also showed regularly) on the then very un-gentrified east end of Ludlow Street.
“It still smelled like fish from the Chinese packing storefronts,” recalls Coraggio.
December 6, 1995
This photo of Coraggio’s “Suction-Cup” Chair was on the cover of one of Time Out New York's earliest issues. This was his first Time Out cover, but his second appearance in the magazine within its first three months of operation.
October 18, 1995
October 1, 1995
September 24, 1995
A New York Times article about the last days of Gas Station/Space 2B
Coraggio quote:
“This is one of the last venues for unusual art work, alternative parties and experimentation.”
Click here to read article on The New York Times' website.
July 12, 1994
September 16, 1992
August 1, 1990
Helsingin Sanomat is the largest subscription newspaper in Finland and the Nordic countries (Wikipedia says so, so it must be true).
Google Translate tells us that the title of the article means “The Work of Peace Welding.”
As for what the rest of the article says, you're on your own.
November 1, 1989
An in-depth critical analysis and narrative of the Rivington School and its history.
Click here to read it in its entirety.
September 1, 1989
…wherein the article’s author refers to Coraggio as a “detrital designer.”
Coraggio quote:
“I'd like to weld a hundred missiles into a Ferris wheel.”