MINIATURE OF GRAFFITIED ICE BOX RECALLS NEW YORK CITY AND 90S HIP HOP  

Brooklyn-based artist ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚDanny Cortes creates intricate miniatures of iconic New York City places and objects that speak to a loving nostalgia for the artist's own childhood haunts and the early 1990s. What began as a creative hobby during the COVID-19 pandemic soon became a way to share the vanishing version of his beloved city with a wider audience thanks to social media. His miniatures include mailboxes, lampposts, Mister Softee trucks handball courts, newsstands, storefronts, and as represented in the current lot, the iconic New York City bodega icebox.

Noticing the omnipresent details of urban life all around him and brﷺinging them lovingly to life in his 'toys for adults', Cortes now has a dedicated legion of fans and collectors including sports stars, Hip Hop artists, and—in true hometown fashion—New York City natives who crave a walk down memory lane.

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