About

1107 Manhattan Ave was first leased by the late Steven Parrino in the 1980s. It served as workshop and sometimes home to artists including Olivier Mosset and Virginia Overton. The works that came out of this shared space helped to usher in a new wave of Brooklyn artists, and taken together represent a vestige of the New York City art world of the period. Now a local coffee shop, the studio once fostered a community of talent that went on to make a significant mark on contemporary art.
"You have to remember, there was a time when taxis wouldn't go to Brooklyn. Then, whatever, you would …