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Damon Johnson “The Beautiful Chaos: A Style Installation” at Gallery Bar, through March 24, culturally-stimulating soirée March 23, 7-10 p.m., 120 Orchard Streetgallerybarnyc.com

Last week Gallery Bar, the Lower East Side hangout and art venue that is part-owned by Miami  collector scion Darren Rubell, was shut down in a dramatic police raid after alleged underage-drinking and overcrowding violations. Now, however, the bar is back in business, and will be hosting a closing party tonight for “The Beautiful Chaos: A Style Installation,” a show of comic-book-inspired collages and installations by Damon Johnson (the step-son of art PR guru Nadine Johnson). Working in a self-proclaimed “urban surrealist” style, Johnson has done murals at the U.S. Open and at the Montauk Surf Lodge, and appeared in a Half Gallery show curated by Jesus author James Frey. 

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