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The UnitedHealthcare Accelerator Powered by Techstars Demo Day featured a wide range of ambitious and interesting medtech startups. Weve already taken a look at the class roster, but we decided to catch up with the programs managing director, Matt Miller, for a little postmortem of the 2019 event and a look ahead at what the 2020 edition will bring.

tech.mn: The 2019 program is still pretty recent, but looking back at the entire experience, what are your thoughts on the program and its class?

Matt Miller: Most Techstars programs take time to build momentum in their first year. Its a new thing in new city, so it takes time to get up to speed. That wasnt the case with this program because of the gravity of UnitedHealthcare (UHC). That let us hit the ground running, and it was also a massive advantage coming in as a first-time managing director.

We also had the upper hand from a location standpoint. Were fully convinced theres no better place in the world to build a healthcare company than Minneapolis. It has the vast majority of senior healthcare executives, a low cost of living, high quality of life Combining a location that makes sense with a partner that makes sense gave us an opportunity to really capitalize

tech.mn: Womens health, nutrition, diagnosis, health benefits, logistics it was a pretty diverse collection of specialties from the class. Is there any consideration of creating that kind of diverse lineup when sifting through the applicants?

MM: We have four pillars quality, cost, access, and engagement of care. Sometimes, its really hard to get people to take care of themselves. So, we might look for solutions that are specific to disease states or that have advance analytics, for example. We also look at the entire age range. There are massive problems all over, covering a wide range of people. It just happened to be that the most compelling, most brilliant founders that I met just happened to be working in these spaces and addressed whole life span.

We also make sure theres no internal competition within the class. Ultimately, it comes down to the strength of team, size of problem, and viability of solution being proposed.

tech.mn: How do you feel the accelerator is helping shape the Twin Cities tech startup scene?

MM: Once a business is here, theyll realize this is the best place in world to build a healthcare company. There are all kinds opportunities to be involved in the process such as participating in events, demo days, and more.

tech.mn: The applications for 2020 close in May. Whats on your to-do list between now and then?

MM: Ill be spending a lot of time with UHC and other health system executives at large and getting an awareness of trends and problems that arent yet being addressed by solutions. What should we be thinking about next?

Ill also be representing Techstars at conferences like CES, the StartUp Health Festival at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference (HIMSS).

I might also be traveling to Bangalore. Sometimes picking a global solution in the healthcare space is tricky because our healthcare landscape is so nuanced and complicated that its not always transferrable across borders, but its worth looking.

tech.mn: Its still early, but what can people expect from the 2020 event?

MM: Once the class begins to take shape, well focus on curating the content curriculum and mentor pool. UHC has such broad spectrum of services that they provide. The result is a wide swath of subject matter experts with knowledge thats able to be transferred. There was a lot of education required to fully recruit the pool of executives and subject experts this year and many had never worked with startups. But were already getting unsolicited asks to be involved next year.

tech.mn: Whats your advice for the health-focused startups out there considering applying to the 2020 program?

MM: Were looking for world-class founders who are addressing real problems and are looking for coaching and mentorship. Some programs have tried to over-engineer the process, but Ive found that serendipity is real. Its a dual opt-in situation the mentors and companies meet, and both choose whether or not they want to work together. Some mentor pairs arent what youve expected.

But you have to be all in and you need to be willing to laugh at my corny jokes.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Puls, the trusted home services company, today announced the launch of more than a dozen new services in cities across the U.S. The new services include furniture assembly, appliance installation, sheetrock repair, interior painting, wall hanging, holiday light hanging, and more have been added to Puls's existing services including appliance repair, TV mounting, and mobile device repair. Puls also today announced the launch of Puls+, a membership program rolling out in cities across the U.S. The annual membership program providesconsumers a 20% discount onall Puls services, priority booking, an extended guarantee, and premium customer support.

"We've taken the headache out of hiring technicians for home services. Our customers love our easy scheduling, same-day appointment availability, and quality guarantee," said CEO Mitch Galbraith."We consistently hear from our customers they wish we offered more services, so we've responded."

"Offering the Puls+ membership program to consumers is another step in delivering on our promise to enable customers to truly 'own' their home. Puls+ makes in-home services from Puls even more affordable, faster and hassle-free," said Itai Hirsch, President & Co-Founder of Puls.

Puls has served more than 350,000 customers since its inception growing its nationwide network of skilled technicians to more than 6,000 providers and is now hiring to meet demand. The company saw a 425% year-over-year increase in the number of home services jobs completed by Puls technicians. The new membership program is available in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, San Antonio, Tampa, Tucson, and DC.

Bookings for home service appointments and signups for themembership program are accessibleonline via the Puls website: https://puls.com/membership

About Puls: Puls is a San Francisco based company that provides in-home repairs and installations to customers across the U.S. Operating with a network of more than 6,000 fully vetted technicians.Puls offers appliance repair and other service appointments at the click of a button and empowers its professional technicians to quickly and efficiently fix problems and provide peace of mind. Puls makes your home work so you can make everything else work.

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Lax was in the JC Kosher Supermarket on Tuesday when a heavily armed man and woman stormed in, killing three people before engaging in an hours-long standoff with police.

"The way they came in, they came to kill, to shoot," Lax, who runs an appliance repair shop in the neighborhood, told CNN on Friday.

Lax said he initially hid in the salad bar area and saw the male shooter, wearing a black raincoat, pass by him. When he stood up, the female shooter carrying a "long gun" was facing him.

"The second she starts pivoting herself, I just went right in and push back her arm and just run right out of the store," Lax said.

"I didn't look right or left, I just ran for my life," he said.

Attack was an act of terrorism, officials say

Authorities are not yet sure why the shooters, David N. Anderson, 47, and Francine Graham, 50, attacked the store, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. But it is being investigated as an act of terrorism with "a hate-crime bias slant."

"We believe the suspects held views that reflected hatred of the Jewish people, as well as a hatred of law enforcement," Grewal said, citing evidence and witness interviews.

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said Friday it was important to call out anti-Semitism.

"We've always had a diverse community and I think people need to realize that if anti-Semitism can exist in a place that's accustomed to diversity, it can really exist anywhere," Fulop told CNN's "New Day."

"And every day and every moment that you don't call it out, you're wasting an opportunity to bring attention to it because there's less eyes focused on it."

"But we will not be defeated, we will not stand down, we will not be intimidated," Greenblatt said.

Investigators are checking a note found in a stolen U-Haul truck that the killers drove to the market -- a note that contained both anti-Semitic and anti-police writing, a law enforcement source told CNN. Posts with similar sentiments also have been found on social media linked to the shooters, the source said.

The FBI has also issued a notice to law enforcement in the region "requesting assistance locating a vehicle associated with" Anderson.

Investigators are looking for a white 2001 Ford van, with New Jersey license plate B40-JSD.

Deadly attack began at a cemetery

Authorities have said that the attack began near a city cemetery where the shooters killed Jersey City Police Detective Joseph Seals.

He was trying to stop the shooters when he was killed, police have said.

A bystander called 911 to report Seals' body at the cemetery at 12:38 p.m., authorities said. But by that time, the shooters had already driven the stolen U-Haul to the market and began their attack.

Police arrived at the supermarket around 20 minutes after the attack began, starting a long shootout that left two police officers injured.

The shooters were armed with an AR-15-style rifle, a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun, a 9 mm Ruger semiautomatic pistol and a 9 mm Glock 17 pistol, with a pipe bomb and a .22 caliber Ruger pistol with a homemade silencer found in the U-Haul, Grewal said. If not for the actions of the police, they could have done more harm, Grewal said.

Around 3:25 p.m., an armored vehicle broke into the supermarket's entryway, and law enforcement soon found the bodies of the three victims and two attackers inside the store, Grewal said.

The three people in the market were Mindy Ferencz, 31, the store's co-owner; Moshe Deutsch, 24, a customer; and Douglas Miguel Rodriguez, 49, a store employee.

Store owner was next door as his wife died

In Jersey City, crowds of men in black hats surrounded Ferencz's casket in the Jersey City neighborhood of Greenville at the site of a synagogue under construction. Hundreds of women, separated from the men as per Orthodox Jewish tradition, were standing in the bitter cold sobbing.

Ferencz owned the store with her husband, who was next door at the small synagogue at the time of the attack, according to Yossi Steinmetz who was there as well.

When shots broke out, her husband desperately tried to call her and tell her to lock the doors to take cover, Steinmetz said. She didn't answer.

At Deutsch's Brooklyn funeral, mourners spoke in Hebrew through tears as at least a dozen NYPD counterterrorism officers and nearly 100 "Shomrim" members Hebrew for guardians stood watch.

Deutsch and Ferencz both had ties to the Jewish community in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

"This is just an atrocity. Of course, we accept everything, but this is more than we can handle," Deutsch's cousin, also named Moshe Deutsch, told CNN. "The question is, is it a sign of hatred? Is it a sign that we are not safe in New York anymore?"

CNN's Nicole Chavez, Julia Jones, Elizabeth Joseph, Melanie Schuman, Alec Snyder, Alexandra Field, Rob Frehse, Evan Simko-Bednarski and Julian Cummings contributed to this report.

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Years ago, Ron and Nancy Galloway never envisioned owning their own business. That all changed in the summer of 2017 when their former employer retired, and they were faced with a decision about what the next step was for them. After much consideration, they took a leap of faith and opened Galloways Floor Dcor.

We jumped into it and started swimming, said Ron.

The pair celebrated the second anniversary of their store in September, and they have won the Union-Recorder Readers Choice Award for Best Flooring Store both years they have been in business. Their swift success can likely be attributed to their many years of combined experience in the industry. Both Ron and Nancy started working at Carpet Surplus (which later became Flooring America) in 1985. Ron learned the ins and outs of flooring installation, and Nancy started watching the store part-time. As the years continued on, Nancys job managing the store became full-time, and after 28 years in installation, Ron became the warehouse manager.

When Flooring America owner Darrell Black decided to retire and sell his building to Elite Gym owner Coni Moore in 2017, the Galloways made the decision to open their own store on North Columbia Street.

We had a lot of really, really great support, said Nancy of the transition period.

Two employees from Flooring America made the move with the Galloways at that time, and Black provided invaluable mentorship as the pair set up their business. The Galloways were even able to retain the Flooring America phone number so the loyal customer base could find them after the move.

That month [August 2017] was really packed full of new things to experience and learn, said Ron. And thank God we did, he added with a chuckle.

Both admit that they learned a lot about the aspects of business ownership that they had not known before, but that their decades of experience in the flooring business helped them to thrive quickly. They have also surrounded themselves with a strong staff, including sales consultants Maddie McDowell and Dustin Jennette and office aid Amanda Mercer.

Weve got a great crew that does a good job, said Nancy. If customers come in and they need help pulling things together, we can help them pull that together.

In addition to their in-store team, Galloways Floor Dcor relies on several experienced installation crews, many of whom they have worked with for years.

Galloways Floor Dcor stocks traditional floor coverings such as carpet and sheet vinyl, but their newest and hottest product is their selection of vinyl planks.

We started out with like four different displays two years ago, said Nancy of the functional, waterproof flooring option. Now about one third of the showroom is vinyl planks.

Galloways Floor Dcor also sells hard wood floors and ceramic tiles.

We actually sell a lot of ceramic tile. I feel like we have some of the best selection in town, Nancy said.

Galloways will install everything for the homeowner, with the exception of ceramic tile. Due to the nuances of ceramic tile, Galloways refers customers to tile specialists who can work directly with the customers to meet their installation needs.

People interested in Vista window treatments can also schedule an appointment with a consultant through Galloways.

We cater to a broad spectrum of people and products, said Nancy.

In all interactions with clients, the Galloways go the extra mile to make sure the customers get what they truly want. This often involves encouraging them to take home product samples to see how they look in the lighting of their home.

Were here to help you walk through the process, said Nancy.

The Galloways take pride in stocking good materials at fair and reasonable prices. But when asked what truly sets them apart from their competition, Nancys answer is simple Hands down, service and experience.

In fact, one of Nancys favorite things about all of her years helping clients is running into them when she is out and about and hearing them say how much they like the way their flooring choices look in their home.

The truth is, I like helping people find what they both want and need, said Nancy, who says it is rewarding when you match up the right product to the right person.

For her, she takes joy in just knowing that, Hey, we did our best.

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A 55th-story condo with panoramic views of downtown Chicago, the Chicago River and Lake Michigan will hit the market in January.

The three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom apartment fills out one of the rounded corners of Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago, with floor-to-ceiling windows running roughly 90 feet from one end of the unit to the other. Primary views are to the north and east but the apartment also gets a bit of southern and western exposure, listing broker Phil Skowron, of @Properties, told Mansion Global.

Mr. Skowron plans to officially list the unit in mid-January for $2.99 million.

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Homeowners Glenda and Ed Spangler are former suburbanites who bought the property for $2.3 million in April 2010 and became its first and only residents. They renovated it extensively, redoing almost every stone surface of the 3,100-square-foot space, they said in an interview Wednesday.

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Countertops, bathrooms and three fireplaces were made over with elegant materials such as granite; the kitchen features Snaidero cabinets; some of the pillars throughout feature mosaic detailing, Mr. Skowron and the Spanglers said. The couple also found a clever way to maximize the units gorgeous viewsthey installed foot-long mirror panels indented about an inch into the walls in common areas, so the reflection of the city is visible even when occupants are sitting away from the windows.

The Spanglers decision to sell their home was difficult because they love the city and enjoy living in the Trump building, where residents have access to the same amenities as hotel guests. The building, which is about 10 years old, has 339 hotel rooms and more than 400 condos, according to Mr. Skowron. It features a 30,000-square-foot fitness center with a gym, spa, yoga and spinning studios with lake views from the 14th floor. The downtown location provides easy access to theaters, restaurants and shopping.

But there are other things calling us at the moment, Mr. Spangler said, like travel plans and their other homes in warmer climes. We might be back.

Mrs. Spangler, 61, and Mr. Spangler, 64, are both retired from careers in sales and consulting, respectively, and will kick off their new chapter with a holiday trip to Hong Kong, Cambodia and Vietnam.

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Theyll split their time between a provincial-style home in Sonoma County, Californiawhere they make their own olive oil from the olive trees that grow on the propertyand Naples, Florida, where they keep a condo.

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Incredibly spacious 1,824 sq ft home boasts 5 bedrms 2 full baths, 592 sq ft garage w/skylight, loft, 10' ceilings. Distinctively unique in so many ways, property offers 234' deep private quarter acre fenced yard w/mature trees, low-maintenance exterior w/handsome brick & vinyl siding, enclosed soffits, energy efficient thermal windows, newer roof, cozy covered front porch, relaxing sunroom. Owned by 1 family for 66 years, this amazing well-maintained home showcases impressive detail, warm classic decor, fresh paint, striking wood flrs, beautiful original wood drs/baseboards, updated bath, lovely built-in hutch/French drs in dining rm. Wonderful kitchen w/abundant white IKEA cabinets/glass fronts, faux stone counters, stainless appliances, graphite sink. High-efficiency furnace '19, water heater '16, utility sinks, expansive storage in walkout LL. Versatile main floor OR upper master & plenty of space for everyone. Tremendous Move-In Ready Total Package... Big Bang For The Bucks!

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(FINDLAY, OH, DECEMBER 17, 2019) The American Red Cross North Central Ohio Chapter responded to a fire on Chestnut St. in Forest on Tuesday.

The Red Cross provided assistance for the immediate needs of two adults and one child affected, such as temporary lodging, food and clothing as well as comfort kits of personal hygiene items. Were deeply saddened for those who were impacted by this fire, said Todd James, Executive Director, North Central Ohio Chapter. As we continue to help them, we urge everyone to take steps to minimize the risk of a fire occurring in their home.

HOME FIRE SAFETY There are several things people can do to protect themselves and their loved ones from fires. They include:

.Installing smoke alarms on every level of the home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas. Test them every month and replace the batteries at least once a year.

.Developing a fire evacuation plan with all members of the household and practicing it several times a year, at different times of the day.Include two ways to get out of every room and consider escape ladders for sleeping areas or homes on the second floor or above. Pick a place outside for everyone to meet and make sure everyone knows where it is.

.Removing any fire hazards from the home.

RED CROSS APPS People can download the all-inclusive Red Cross Emergency app which combines more than 35 emergency alerts to help keep the user safe. And there is a special mobile app -Monster Guard designed for kids, teaching them to prepare for emergencies at home by playing an engaging game. Users can find the apps in smartphone app stores by searching for the American Red Cross or going to redcross.org/apps.

HOME FIRE CAMPAIGN Seven times a day someone in this country dies in a fire. The Red Cross has been working to reduce that number through its Home Fire Campaign, credited in its first year with saving several lives and protecting thousands of others by installing new smoke alarms in their homes.

WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO People can visit redcross.org/homefires to find out more about how to protect themselves and their loved homes from fire. To find the location of smoke alarm installation events or to become a volunteer, contact Volunteer Specialist Mike Vance at michael.vance @redcross.org. People can help by donating to Red Cross Disaster Relief by visiting redcross.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or texting the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Donations to Disaster Relief will be used to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from disasters big and small. We respond to nearly 70,000 other disasters every year, from home fires to wildfires and more. Learn more about how Disaster Relief donations have helped people affected by previous disasters including home fires.

The American Red Cross North Central Ohio Chapter is a United Way partner.

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The Cleveland Museum of Art, constructed of white Georgian marble in 1913, is a remarkable demonstration of Neoclassicism in America and serves as the lynchpin of surrounding Wade Park. Servicing the museum and the surrounding grounds requires extensive upkeep, and over the years a haphazard assembly of buildings was erected to service those needs. These have been supplanted a new maintenance facility designed by Boston-based interdisciplinary design firm Sasaki. It is a fine utilitarian solution of digitally-designed concrete formwork and semi-opaque garage doors burrowed into the surrounding landscape.

The facility is 5,400-square-feet and is only fully visible on the north elevation and the northeast corner. Sasakis decision to bury the structure significantly influenced the material choice for the project: It became apparent to the design team that concrete was best suited to handle dead-load stemming from a green roof while being fire-resistant and capable of handling the wear and tear associated with its function.

In addition to being the clear structural choice, poured concrete also afforded the design team a moment of aesthetic flourish along the north elevation. Engineering practice Simpson Gumpertz & Heger and formwork fabricator CW Keller collaborated to maximize the structural performance of the concrete canopy, using computational design to redistribute slab thickness according to stress values and stiffness requirements. The results were then inputted into a five-axis CNC milling machine for the fabrication of dozens of wooden formwork panels.

The complexity of the projects concrete undulating canopy extended to its on-site installation, which depended on a step-by-step review by the entire project team. We had only one shot to get this pour right, and it was a success. Once the formwork was installed, the concrete team used a combination of pre-bent and field-bent rebar that met the structural engineers requirements, said Sasaki principals Katia Lucic and Bradford J. Prestbo. It was a challenge to follow the topography of the formwork with complex double-curvature bends in rebar, and before the concrete pour we mapped out each step of the placement sequence.

Floor-to-ceiling garage-style curtain walls are located just below the concrete soffit and are large enough to accommodate parking bays for bulky landscaping machinery, such as Bobcats. The walls are semiopaque, allowing for natural daylighting while obscuring maintenance equipment within.

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On ViewHill Art Foundation Three Christs, Sleeping Mime, and the Last Supper; Pagan Paradise: Charles Ray and the Hill CollectionSeptember 28 February 15, 2020New York

Charles Ray is a slippery artist for me. In the time that I have been engaging with his work, I have often been surprised by what gives me pause, and by what I find myself returning to days, sometimes even years, after I have seen it. So often, it is something slight: witnessing the slow ripples created by the edges of a womans fur sleeve as it dragged through Ink Box (1986), installed in Rays 1998 Whitney retrospective; observing the sheen of flowing ink in 1987s Ink Line and becoming aware, before even reading the title or anything about it, that the line moved. I wondered what, if anything, would strike me when I visited the Hill Art Foundations current exhibition, Three Christs, Sleeping Mime, and the Last Supper; Pagan Paradise, which is curated by Ray from the Foundations collection and features, in addition to four of his own pieces, intimately-scaled bronzes made by Italian, French, and Netherlandish sculptors of the 16th and 17th centuries.

While viewing the show I was confident that Golden Jewelry (undated), a tiny shriveled apple, complete with gold stem, gifted by the artist to his wife, would make the greatest impact. But no: what I have been turning over, again and again, is Rays recumbent Mime (2014), and more precisely, the sleeping Mimes soft-soled shoes. They are aluminum, as is the rest of the sculpture, and presumably metallurgically stiff, but visually they are also undeniably ductile and respond believably to the figures bony feet. Similarly, the aluminum cot on which Mime rests strains and bows under his weight: we can notice these effects if we get down on our hands and knees because the sculpture does not sit flat on a podium. Instead, it rests lightly on the floor on the four legs of the cot, rendered fully in the round, even underneath. And then there is the fact that these qualities were not made by the artist at all. Rather, Mime was carved by a robot, as Ray writes in an essay that accompanies the exhibition. Any visible hand is purely metallic, the materials or the non-human makers.

The effects created by the surface finish of Mime are further explored in a sterling silver sculpture nearby, Mountain Lion Attacking Dog (2018), which Ray describes as an essay in mark making. This work portrays, through different methods of chasing, the respective pelts of its animal protagonists. Rays attention to such technical challenges also creates a dialogue with the Renaissance and Baroque sculptures he has selected to appear in the exhibition. The installation is a lesson in withholding: there are only nine pieces included over the two floors, with every wall-mounted object given its own wall and each sculpture in the round provided its own generous floor space. As a result, we can draw quite close to objects that would more often be seen sharing cases with others.

This decision provides opportunities to note, for example, the ripping flesh of Barthelemy Prieurs Lion Devouring a Doe (probably cast before 1583), the fact that the grotesque figure in Adriaen de Vriess Bacchic Man: Lomazzo Personifying the Accademia della Val di Blenio(cast circa 1578-1580) wears a mask (seen from a distance, this is very difficult to understand), or the varying patina of Alessandro Algardis Christ at the Column (circa 1630s), molten chocolate across Christs back, but lighter and more mottled at the knees and the back of his legs. This suggests the touch and caress of an earlier owner (or owners), and, while we cant embrace the sculpture ourselves, Christ at the Column, in the company of Mime, encourages us to imagine the materials properties and the strangely animated suppleness that is at play here. Algardis Corpus Christi (circa 1646), suspended high and alone on the gallerys stark white wall, emphasizes its figures enunciated fingers and toesas Ray comments, the Algardi Christs are depicted as if alive, and this articulation is mimicked in the splayed toes of Rays attacked Dog. Antonio Susinis gilded bronze Cristo Morto (circa 1590-1615) is hung at head height so that we can easily make out his bulging eyes. This Christ is truly dead, or so the artist makes the sculpture and its bronze mediumone I just described as livingseem.

Materiality, finish, the artists hand or lack thereof, and the imitative potential of sculpture: Ray is, in this installation of his work and its important bronze precedents, presenting a philosophical discussion of sculptural possibility. In his essay, Ray asks, Does my mime sleep, or does he mime sleep? and his question is justified: sculpture can only ever mime the real. Mime does not sleep or dream; the apple will never fully rot; statues of Christ are neither living nor dead; and the dog and doe let out no heaven-rending scream.

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Seasoned art dealer and collector Jens Faurschou did not make the decision to open a branch of his foundation in New York lightly, even though he has already been through the process twice before in other cities.

Weve done it for manyyears in Copenhagen, for many years in Beijing, and thought, Now, we dare to try New York,' the soft-spoken Faurschou told Artnet News ahead of this weekends opening of his sprawling ground-floor space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a former shoe factory converted into a sleek art venue by architect Markus Dochantschi.

In recent years, New York has become home to a number of private museums dedicated to the collections of wealthy tycoons, from J. Tomilson Hills space in Chelsea to the Brant Foundation in the East Village.Faurschou, however, has a far lower profile in the United States than the others, and prefers to let his art collectionfull of blue-chip names but also impractical installations with political themesspeak for itself. And in contrast to private museums that quickly become Instagram magnets, theFaurschou Foundations inaugural display avoids relying too heavily on eye candy, offering a more balanced visual diet.

Faurschou New York in Greenpoint Brooklyn. Photo by Ed Gumuchian Faurschou Foundation

Faurschou, who made his money selling international contemporary art in his native Denmark and established his eponymous foundation in 2011, did not even know where Greenpoint was when he set out to open in the city. But after opting out of other New York City spaces, such as one in Harlem that did not offer a ground-floor option, he found the industrial space in the fast-changing, gentrifying neighborhood to be just what he was looking for.

We went out and found this building and I was amazed, he said. If you take an Uber, its quicker than going from Chelsea to Upper East Side or Midtown. Then we started to look around the area and its lovely. It has its own life with a lot of great small restaurants and shops.

Installation view of the exhibition The Red Bean Grows in the South, Faurschou New York, 2019. Clockwise: Cecily Brown, Louise Bourgeois, Tracey Emin, Ai Weiwei. Photo by Tom Powel Imaging, Faurschou Foundation

In a city with seemingly endless art options, the next hurdle for Faurschou was to figure out how to stand out. New York representsa big challenge because we have to do something where we show who we are and what we can do, he said. He and his teama small operations staff in New York, plus his wife Masha and his three children at homedecided to debut with a group exhibition that would offer a sampling of the artists in the collection.

The result is a thought-provoking and often startling show of international all-stars titled The Red Bean Grows In The South, which touches on topics ranging from the notion of longing to political passions and the desire to break free from repression.

Installation view at Faurschou Foundation with work by Cai Guo-Qiang (ceiling), Alison Saar and photos by Danh Vo. Photo by Eileen Kinsella.

With work by roughly 17 artists including Ai Weiwei, Georg Baselitz, Louise Bourgeois, Cai Guo-Qiang, Tracey Emin, Edward and Nancy Kienholz, Yoko Ono, and Danh Vo, the show also reflects what Faurschou says is a core part of the foundations identity: a longstanding relationship with China and a desire to engage Western audiences with important ideas from the region.

According to the catalogue essay, the inaugural presentation revolves around themes of violence, war, politics, idealism, escapism, desire, hope, dreams and memory, which would sound like a lofty goal were it not so seamlessly executed here.

Faurschou says the display came together somewhat organically. The first pairing seemed somewhat random at first: Georg Baselitzs painting Mit Roter Fahne (With a Red Flag) (1965), which depicts a humiliated soldier returning home from war with a diminutive head and tattered uniform, and Paul McCarthys monumental CSSC Frederic Remington Charles Bronson (201416), which shows the eponymous film star with an outsize cowboy hat riding what appears to be a disintegrating mashup of a melting saddle and a tangled mess of horse legs and hooves.

Edward and Nancy Reddin Kienholz. The Ozymandias Parade (1985). Image courtesy the Faurschou Foundation

You would never really think of putting them together but it just workedyou have this hero coming back from the war and you have Charles Bronson on a horse where the whole structure is falling apart,Faurschou said. Maybe even more surprising for me is that [together] they have such strong visual impact. Thats very important.

This is classic Faurschouhe brings years in the art business to bear on his choices, but he is also willing to let serendipity and instinct take its course. When installing one prominent gallery, for example, where Cai Guo-Qiangs A Boat with Dreams (2008) hovers from the ceiling above Alison Saars haunting life-size sculpture Dying Slave (1989), Faurschou said, We are missing something.

It so happened that his son Christian had just returned from a visit to the National Gallery ofDenmark to see an exhibition of the work of Danh Vo, who often explores cultural history and the meaning of artistic collaboration in his work. You need these prints, he told his father. The body of work presented photos taken by Joseph Carrier, a counterinsurgency specialist in Vietnam from 1962 to 1973 who later became a close friend of the artist. By the time he was forced to leave Vietnam by American authorities because he was gay, Carrier had produced a substantial photographic archive, which he later bequeathed to Vo.

On a whim, Faurschou called up Vo, and the artist happened to be in Denmark. The rest, as they say, is history. Vos work,Photographs of Dr. Joseph M. Carrier 19621973 (2010), now lines the perimeter of Saar and Cais gallery.

Installation view of The Red Bean Grows In the South at the Faurschou Foundation with work by Georg Baselitz and Paul McCarthy. Photo by Tom Powel Imaging, Faurschou Foundation.

Then I got excited, Faurschou recalled. Theres a connectionbetween the rooms all kind of getting together.Look no further than rooms like one featuring Yoko Onos devastating video Happy Xmas (War is Over) (1971/2003), a compilation of disturbing images that run counter to the iconic John Lennon song. It hangs above a large sculpture of menacing bent saws by Robert Rauschenberg, another artist who was horrified by the Vietnam War, titled Lurid Attack of the Monsters from the Postal News (August 1875).

Also immediately visible from the entrance isEdward and Nancy Kienholzs massive installationThe Ozymandias Parade (1985), which brings together objects the couple collected from flea markets across Europe. (The work is perhaps the only major installation by the couple on view in the city, as they have not been well collected by New York museums.)

Installation view of The Red Bean Grows In the South at the Faurschou Foundation with work by Yoko Ono and Robert Rauschenberg. Photo by Tom Powel Imaging, Faurschou Foundation.

Going forward, Faurschou is planning roughly two exhibitions a year. Just dont expect the kind of hit-parade Instagram bait you might find at other institutions. Ihope with this exhibition that it makes you think. Its not just to go in and say, This was beautiful. This was fun,' Faurschou said. I think it digs deeper. And I think we live in a time where its really important that people dont live on the surface.

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