[Unique Work with Safety Pin]

[NY]: [Stefan Eins], [circa mid-1980s]. Ink and safety pin on coated ripstop fabric, 3 x 3-3/8 in. Fine.

A unique work produced by Austrian-born artist and gallerist Stefan Eins (b. 1940), reportedly included in an exhibition of artist objects curated by Suzan Cooper circa 1987. Eins notable as founder of both downtown art space Mercer Street (1971-1978) and the Bronx-based Fashion Moda (1978-1993), where he was notable as an early champion of graffiti as a serious art form.