Rivington Arms was an

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. Melissa Bent and Mirabelle Marden (daughter of artists Helen and

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) founded the gallery as a small storefront on

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in 2001, part of a new wave of galleries opening on the

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. In 2005, it moved to a larger space on East 2nd Street. The gallery participates in the following art fairs:

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, and VOLTAshow. It was announced on November 5, 2008 in

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that due to business differences, Rivington Arms would be closing its location in January 2009 after they attended the Frieze Art Fair in London.

Artists represented

* Uri Aran * Darren Bader * Mathew Cerletty *

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* Hanna Liden *

Carter Mull Carter Mull (born 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American artist working in Los Angeles. Mull took his BFA in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design in 2000 and MFA from California Institute of the Arts in 2006. Fluency across mediums, colla ...

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* Pinar Yolacan

References

External links

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New York Times Review
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'' website
A Farewell to ArmsUri Aran: Geraniums
The Brooklyn rail
Future Greats, ArtReview - Uri Aran
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