How Aaron Rose's Alleged Gallery Transformed the Lives of Now-Iconic Artists

Aaron Rose and the late Christian Strike of Strength Magazine ran the legendary Alleged Gallery in New York City's Lower East Side district throughout the 1990s. It served as a platform for all sorts of artists to freely express themselves. Mark Gonzales, Harmony Korine, Barry McGee, Shepard Fairey, Ryan McGinley, and Margaret Kilgallen are just a few now-iconic names that created diverse artworks for the storefront-turned-gallery space. The lives of these self-taught, DIY artists were captured ...