Pictures at/from an Exhibition

The World of Wonder Storefront Gallery reopened last night with a gala reception for the group show "depARTed," curated by actor Daniel Franzese (above), for which a diverse group of artists depicted pop-culture icons that died too soon, from Joe Hill to Arrested Development. The cool, bright and shiny new space showed off not only the art to its best advantage, but also the cool, bright and shiny crowd in its hipster avant-garb. Lots of brain-nourishing footwear and, you know, tats and things. The art-gawkers sipped on Abstract Standard Vodka and chic little bottles of KARMA champagne and Fiji water. In the photos that follow, if you think you recognize How I Met Your Mother's Josh Radnor, lots of the contributing artists, James St James, Kitten Natividad, songwriter Allee Willis, Selene Luna, Chris Crocker, actor Eric Jungman, Jim Howley, designer Patric Reeves and her director daughter Karina Miller, Lenora Claire, rapper Ju-laree, and tired but beautiful WOW staffers, you wouldn't be wrong. (Photos by Debbi Rotkowitz)

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