08-06-2017 21:34 via theartnewspaper.com

Pop to the shop: inside Lucy Sparrow’s handmade felt bodega

Every New York neighbourhood has its bodegathat 24-hour store that sells all manner of last minute necessities, from tall-boys of Coors and late-night snacks to condoms and toilet paper. The Meatpacking District, home of the High Line and the Whitney, just got a suitably arty version with the opening of 8 till late, an installation by the British artist Lucy Sparrow in the Garden Room at The Standard hotel. Named after its hours of operation (8am-8pm, until 30 June), the shop is filled entirely
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