Pop and Hustle by Jahmane - In an age of economic uncertainty, it’s time to remove, rather than think outside, the box. It’s 2:30 a.m. and the jet-lag from my flight to Ethiopia is starting to kick in. Still, the previous months of art exhibits at SoNo’s “The mARTket” have me in a reflective zone. The summer is officially a wrap, and my world travels have brought me back to Ethiopia a country I’ve come to admire for a multitude of reasons and particularly for the air of constant “hustle” proliferated in the everyday Abyssinian society. Before leaving the states on my excursion, I was pleased to take part in an experimental pop up gallery hustle of sorts. The mARTket, which was held in an empty storefront on Washington Street, was perhaps the first fully functional pop-up space dedicated to the presentation and sale of art in the heart of the South Norwalk design district. The pop-up concept is not a new one, nor is the legacy of Ethiopian culture.