MTAA in NYT

if yer interested….

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See the last 2 paragraphs, we're referred to as Mr. Sarff and Mr. Whidden.
Our cover is officially blown… hahaha

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Think "American Idol" meets the art world meets "The Apprentice" and you
have an idea of "Aljira Emerge." The competitive professional development
program, along with the subsequent exhibition, is sponsored by Aljira, a
23-year-old alternative gallery in Newark.

This is the seventh Emerge, and in the past the shows have sometimes been
maddeningly unfocused. This year's show, though, pops with playful and
catchy artwork by 40 artists, selected from about 200 submissions. It is
better than anything that has come before