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Like Tim Rollins + K.O.S., John Ahearn also counts among the pioneers of an alternative art scene in the Bronx. Ahearn will reconstruct his legendary South Bronx Hall of Fame (1979) exhibition that featured portrait sculptures of the people who lived in the area. Ahearn will create new plaster cast portraits in a booth at Frieze New York. The program was put together by Cecilia Alemani; the young curator is also the director of the High Line Art Program, where she's ensured that the landscaped former elevated rail line on the west side of Manhattan has not only become an incredibly beautiful park, but also, thanks to its numerous commissioned works, one of the city's new cultural highlights. And Alemani also has big plans for Randall's Island: "this year's Frieze Projects," the curator promises, "will transform Randall's Island into a fantasy world."
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