And when traditional paint doesn’t cut it, substitutions of turmeric and pink peppercorns are not unheard of (see Harlem’s Red Rooster). For such obsessive work, Mecha is speedy—­recently ...

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New York is celebrating the works ... Distracted by a vista of green paint across the room, you find yourself walking past even the best pieces of David Smith. The abstract imagery of geometric ...

I accompanied the painting to New York, and then documented my return with it. It’s 6:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 13. I head to the kitchen, looking for coffee, half asleep and hoping the snow we ...