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Hundreds gather on a Chinatown rooftop for the opening of Alix Vernet’s EDEN at Market Gallery. Staged in a former 9-by-15-foot storage shed, the gallery, perched above the bustle below, feels like secret hidden in plain site, and even among the new class of shoebox galleries cropping up around the neighborhood, it distinguishes itself through the atmosphere it fosters. The space, housing Vernet’s crackled, spray paint delights, only fits a handful of visitors at a time, lending a more visceral intentionality to each encounter with the works. Outside, summer openings double as barbecues; in the winter, soups, a DIY favorite, simmer over the fire pit. On this night, you’ll find Adam Zhu, the man behind Market, tending the grill.

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