“The Decline and Fall of the Metro Theater,” a Guest Post by Kyle Gallup with M. G. Turner

It’s an honor to have “The Decline and Fall of the Metro Theater,” a collage painting pictured here that was inspired by a landmark in my Manhattan neighborhood, now sold to a private collection. The collector requested an artist statement about the making of the piece which is also included here, as is a pertinent essay by my son M. G. Turner, an author whose short story collection City of Dark Dreams: Tales from Another New York, will be published in January 2027 by DarkWinter Press.