DCKT Contemporary was a

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based in

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. Founded in 2002, by Dennis Christie and Ken Tyburski, the gallery closed in 2014. The gallery represented emerging and established contemporary artists working in painting and sculpture to video art and photography.

Artists Represented

Some of the Artists the Gallery represented included: * Helen Altman *

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* castaneda/reiman *

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* Lia Halloran *

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* Maria E. Piñeres * Brion Nuda Rosch * William Swanson * Michael Velliquette

Locations

The gallery first opened in 2003 on

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's West 24th Street. In March 2008, it relocated to

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, and its final location was 21 Orchard Street.

References

From Pickles to Paintings in New York's Lower East SideRyan Humphrey: All or NothingDCKT Contemporary at Pulse Miami
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