William Copley (artist) occurring in America when he returned to New York in the 1960s. Artists like Andy Warhol, Christo, Roy Lichtenstein and many others were frequent visitors at Copley's studio on Lower Broadway. Copley believed that pop art had always interested him, claiming American pop art had much to do with "self-disgust" and "satire." In 1967, after a divorce with his second wife, Noma, Copley and new friend Dmitri Petrov decided to publish portfolios of 20th-century artist collaborations with the abbreviation SMS (for "Shit Must Stop"). Copley's Upper West Side loft became a meeting place for performers, artists, curators, and composers to
Benjamin King (artist) Jay Henderson he formed the roaming curatorial project HKJB. This work has resulted eight group exhibitions in New York City, Montreal, and Mexico City. HKJB also publishes a blog called "HKJBlog" with permanent contributors reporting on visual arts in New York City and Los Angeles. HKJB was included in the 2010 Exit Art exhibition and 2012 art history text "Alternative Histories New York Art Spaces 1960–2010", published by MIT Press. In 2011, King, with artist Rob Nadeau, curated the group exhibition "Snowclones" for Joshua Abelow's ARTBLOGARTBLOG pop-up show series held in Ross Bleckner's Chelsea New York studio. His parents Meredith