“A Welcoming Mix of People from Every Horizon” — Why Artist Frédéric Lère is Drawn to Hell’s Kitchen

French artist Frédéric Lère arrived in New York in the 1980s and was immediately attracted to the diversity of Hell's Kitchen.

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“Somebody Will Be Killed Tonight“, oil painting on canvas, 40 x 28 inches, 2023. Stories I could see from my front window, helped by Hitchcock, Hopper and many others unconsciously. A building rose during Covid and is slowly occupied. Glass windows from floor to ceiling do not help intimacy. Why nobody uses curtains? Maybe they want to watch me painting. #hellskitchen #hitchcock #rearwindowmovie #edwardhopper #newyorkcitylife #w42st #hudsonyardshellskitchenalliance #oilpainting #fredericlere
“Somebody Will Be Killed Tonight“, the complete oil painting on canvas, 40 x 28 inches, 2023. Stories I could see from my front window, helped by Hitchcock, Hopper, Sondheim and many others unconsciously… #hellskitchen #hitchcock #sondheim #rearwindowmovie #edwardhopper #mikhailbaryshnikov #newyorkcitylife #w42st #hudsonyardshellskitchenalliance #oilpainting #fredericlere