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Article: New York's Priapic Prince of Ping-Pong.
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- The New York Observer (New York, NY)
- Article date:
- February 10, 2009
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The Prince of Madagascar lives in a penthouse apartment at the National Arts Club, overlooking the barren trees and locked gates of Gramercy Park. The Prince loves Ping-Pong. His mission is to properly introduce Ping-Pong to Manhattan; he's plotting Ping-Pong establishments all over the city.
So went the tale around a recent party at the National Arts Club for Argentine artist Rirkrit Tiravanija, whose works include a $40,000 Ping-Pong table made of mirrored glass. "Have you heard about the Prince who lives in the Penthouse? He's about to open an exclusive Ping-Pong club." The party featured an exhibition match between a pair of 14-year-old Nigerian-born twins and ...