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- ↑ Marc H. Miller and Barry Blinderman reflect on the Village of the ’70s and ’80s
- ↑ Marc H. Miller & Barry Blinderman on the Explosive Rise and Inevitable Fall of the East Village Art Scene
- ↑ January 1984 VOL. 22, NO. 5 Review New York Joseph Nechvatal Semaphore Gallery by Jean Fisher
- ↑ Artforum Review of Tseng Kwong Chi at Semaphore Gallery
- ↑ New York in the 80s: Selections from the Barry Blinderman Collection
- ↑ New York in the 80s: Selections from the Barry Blinderman Collection