On the cusp of Bushwick, technically East Williamsburg, the annual Small Press Flea took place this year at a new location: The Amant, a sprawling art installation and nonprofit on Maujer Street. Run by wealthy art collector Lonti Ebers, the Amant tasks itself with funding attractive residencies to artists in a cosmopolitan city that’s known for egregious housing costs. It would not be presumptuous to assume that Ebers can largely do this because she’s married to Canadian billionaire Bruce Flatt, whose asset management firm manages some $725 billion worth of assets.
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