Clayton Patterson

The Front Door Book

Exhibition Recap

On May 2nd, we invited one of our favorite local artists to host an exhibition of his famed Front Door book, non-other than Clayton Patterson, the Lower East Side legend came through for a unique evening full of conversations, art-talk and undoubtedly the most legendary photo-documentary of the LES. If you couldn’t make it to the event, don’t worry, we got you covered, the exhibition can be checked-out here. Further, Clayton took the time to sit down with us and talk about his love for the LES, art, gentrification and so much more. Discover an artist that is true to his core, with his work, words, and spirit.

Images by Stephen Velastegui Video by Derek Balarezo