Coraggio in the Press

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January 1, 1985

The New Common Good was a monthly paper published on the Lower East Side in the 1980s by Marvin Jones and Chris Huestis.

The January, 1985 issue featured this thoughtful article about Leon Golub and Linus Coraggio, where both are interviewed about art and its role in society.

Coraggio quote:

“I want to give people messages—which are my feeble attempts of contributing something to avoid doomsday.”

December 10, 1984

A bit of anti-sell-out hijinx by Coraggio is captured by the venerable Screw magazine


June 1, 1984

On the birth of “3-D Graffiti”


October 11, 1983

The VW featured in the photo was built and driven by Coraggio

October 10, 1983

Although he is not mentioned by name in the text, Coraggio’s work was featured in the art show that is this article’s focus (“Terminal New York”), a seminal event in the NY art scene.

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