New York art emerged from the refuse of its streets and garbage cans

Evidence

As Boris Lurie, hunkered down in a studio on the corner of East Sixth Street and Avenue B, wrote in his notebook (July 18–19, 1961): “Where does the Art of New York come from? From the garbage cans.” — J. Hoberman, Everything Is Now, 2031

Categorization

• CANDY: A punchy, tweetable art-world line: the source of New York art is garbage cans, per Boris Lurie.