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- ↑ Lois Stavsky (July 25, 2012). "Klughaus Gallery Readies for Kingbrown Magazine / Launch and Opening Exhibition". Vandalog.
- ↑ "The 10 Most Important Graffiti Moments of 2012". Complex. January 7, 2013.
- ↑ "KLUGHAUS X MAX FISH POP-UP @ ART BASEL 2013". juxtapoz.com. December 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Allen Street Issues 'Greetings from Chinatown' with New Mural". Bowery Boogie. May 5, 2014. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022.
