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ZANE FIX
Zane Fix, pop art artist and Rock’n’Roll musician, gave us his insights to this neighborhood.
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Chelsea?
I moved into my loft around 20 years ago. Me and my cats. This neighborhood inspired me ever since - it has just all this energy and all these people - artists, vis- itors, business guys, tech guys - it’s fasci- nating. I also had some gallery spaces not far from here with Stella Michaels and we are negotiating currently for a new space to exhibit our work. It’s the center of the New York art world and the place
to be. You have all the big names in this neighborhood - it’s beautiful. But it also became very commercial and expensive - some artists are moving to other plac- es or try to stick around for as long as it works. It’s not easy. Live is difficult, but we get up and do it anyway.
How did it change?
It got commercial. Before no one want- ed to be in Chelsea because it was more
