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Frank Maresca: Legendary Eye — Fear, Instinct, and the Art of Looking

In the debut episode of The Russi Hive Podcast, Alejandra sits down with Frank Maresca, co-founder of Ricco/Maresca Gallery and one of the most influential champions of vernacular, self-taught, and outsider art of the last four decades.​

They trace Maresca’s path from Brooklyn kid and obsessive collector to fashion and beauty photographer and, eventually, full-time art dealer whose instinct for the unnamed and overlooked has quietly reshaped art history. Along the way, Maresca reflects on why knowing your limitations can be a creative superpower, how fear of failure can fuel great work, and…

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