New Haven artist to unveil 13-foot pizza slice statue at new art exhibit NBC Connecticut [Video]

An art exhibit honoring New Haven and its pizza will be open to the public at The District building beginning on Monday.

The New Haven Pizza Club art exhibit is being put on by creator, Michael Pollack.

“It’s near and dear to me, and my history and the city’s history,” Pollack said.

Pollack was born and raised in New Haven.

He said the collection began with a pop-up style pizza slice and has evolved into an exhibit that combines fine art, marketing and collaborations.

One of the series that will be on display is the Blueprints Pizza Slice.

“I ended up getting my hands on 80-year-old blueprints from English station which is an old coal fired power plant in New Haven where all the original pizzerias would go and get the coal for their ovens, so I got my hands on my documents and I just thought they were beautiful canvases, the old blue paper,” Pollack said.

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