SoHo Artists History Walk

We launched this project on October 28th, 2024 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the restoration of Richard Haas’ iconic mural at 112 Prince Street in SoHo.

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Left, SoHo in 1909; right, SoHo in 1975; below, SoHo today.

Mercer Street in the 1940sPhoto © NYC Municipal Archives, Source

Mercer Street in the 1940s

Photo © NYC Municipal Archives, Source

Certification of artists applying for occupancy in Soho, 1970-71 (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution)

Artists

LIST IN FORMATION

Further artist biography pages are in the process of being created

Special thanks to our archives advisor Yukie Ohta and The SoHo Memory Project

* indicates artists participating in the online exhibition in support of CITYarts programs and projects

 
 

SoHo Insider/Outsider Artists

From the 1960s through today, SoHo has been transformed into a cultural oasis and a model for the world of live/work spaces. Many of the artists who originally lived in SoHo with their permits following NYC’s re-zoning of the area in the late 1960s still live in the area, which runs North to South from Houston St. to Canal St. However, a number of artists on the list above are among those who lived on the outskirts and very close by in adjacent neighborhoods like Tribeca such as Elizabeth Murray, Michael Goldberg, or David Reed. These artists remained very much a significant part of SoHo artists lives. Whether in an artistic or social way, they were always a part of an ongoing conversation constructing the vision of the future of SoHo, NY and beyond. They showed in the reputable commercial and alternative spaces of SoHo (listed below) and took part in the parties and happenings that were a constant of SoHo’s vibrant community.