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[[Image:National Union of Contemporary Arts (GTA4) (exterior).jpg|thumb|340px|The NUCA building in GTA IV (<small>[[:Image:NUCA.jpg|Alternate angle]]</small>).]]
[[Image:National Union of Contemporary Arts (GTA4) (exterior).jpg|thumb|340px|The NUCA building in GTA IV (<small>[[:Image:NUCA.jpg|Alternate angle]]</small>).]]


The '''National Union of Contemporary Arts (NUCA)''' is an art gallery in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] located on Dukes Boulevard in [[East Island City]], [[Dukes]]. It is based on the [[wp:P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center|P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center]] located in East Island City's [[wp:Long Island City|real-life counterpart]]. The building is not accesible by the player, however there is an accesible courtyard featuring some artworks and a large sculpture.
The '''National Union of Contemporary Arts (NUCA)''' is an art gallery in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] located on Dukes Boulevard in [[East Island City]], [[Dukes]]. It is based on the [[wp:P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center|P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center]] located in East Island City's [[wp:Long Island City|real-life counterpart]]. The building is not accesible by the player, however there is an accesible courtyard featuring some artworks and a large sculpture. NUCA is featured on the website [[Artthrob.org]].


NUCA is featured on the website [[Artthrob.org|Artthrob.org]].
The use of P.45 is a play on the British termination-of-employment form [[wp:P45 (tax)|P45]], the equivalent of America's [[wp:Pink slip (employment)|pink slip]], implying that the artists have no real jobs.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 18:07, 17 February 2010

The logo for NUCA, circa 2008.
The logo for NUCA, circa 2008.
File:National Union of Contemporary Arts (GTA4) (exterior).jpg
The NUCA building in GTA IV (Alternate angle).

The National Union of Contemporary Arts (NUCA) is an art gallery in Grand Theft Auto IV located on Dukes Boulevard in East Island City, Dukes. It is based on the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center located in East Island City's real-life counterpart. The building is not accesible by the player, however there is an accesible courtyard featuring some artworks and a large sculpture. NUCA is featured on the website Artthrob.org.

The use of P.45 is a play on the British termination-of-employment form P45, the equivalent of America's pink slip, implying that the artists have no real jobs.

Trivia

  • A flying rat is located on a wall in the courtyard.

See also