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Chelsea
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Chelsea’s borders run approximately from W. 14th to the Mid 20’s and from the Hudson River to 6th Av.  The land was originally owned by Cpt. Thomas Clarke, who named his estate after the Chelsea Royal Hospital, a center set up for aged and infirmed British soldiers.  The area was developed as a residential zone by [...]

I’ve decided to start posting my regular quarterly email updates on the site.  Most of of have already seen this, but for those who haven’t, I use it to update friends on my art life, personal life, and any interesting developments I fancy.
Friends,
Welcome to another edition of the Mike Varley quarterly.  Lots of excited things [...]

As most of you know, I recently completed work on my first album, “The Events of Election ‘08″.  It is a series of orations covering the presidential campaign from an angle different from any blog post or CNN graphic.  For the uninitiated, the album website (theeventsofelection08.com) can fill you in on more of the practicals.
Now [...]

Faith/Void is a miracle song.

This is a new, regular series of entries called “New York Cheat Sheet.”  Once a week I’ll highlight a different neighborhood in New York City, with history, architecture, points of interest and more.  We’ll start with Greenwich Village.  I hope you enjoy.

Greenwich/West Village
Settled by the Dutch as a tobacco farm and known as “Bossen [...]

There’s a new painting in the art section: “Brooklyn, 2009.”  I invite you to check it out.
regards,
varley

Pitchers of sunlight yield tumbling darkness.

Who gets the centipede baby-bjorn?

Industry artery, vein of our lives.