CONTENTS
W I N T E R 2 0 1 8
ART
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Beneath the Surface
An environmental success story meets
a museum, 40 feet under the sea.
62
Entrancing Figures
Meet the most groundbreaking
sculptors perfecting the art of the
human form.
76
Discovering Casa Malca
Pablo Escobar's Tulum mansion is
now a design-forward boutique hotel.
56
Water & Color
A Former NASA engineer creates
abstract art using a 200-gallon
aquarium.
92
NJ's Largest Mural
by a Single Artist
Seven things you probably didn't
know about Jersey City's "Kingdom."
68
Pop Culture Portrait
Spanish artist Alberto Ramirez
talks inspiration, painting Bruce
Springsteen and music icons.
50
83
Magazzino: Contemporary
Art in Cold Spring
Rupi Kaur: The People's Poet
An upstate NY warehouse celebrating
the artworks of Italy.
A look at Instagram's favorite poet,
her trailblazing career and newest
book of poetry.
p.
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ON THE
COVER
Paul Simon by
Alberto Ramirez.
V U E N J . C O M
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