Why a group show? Just Friends at Greenpoint’s M. Carter space (141 Engert Ave) is a mix of small works by fifteen artists showing the shape-shifting looseness of group shows at […]
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Abstract Offerings at Calico Brooklyn
Colin Ruel, Eric Lee Bowman, and Jon Legere‘s work showing at West Street’s Calico Brooklyn through tomorrow (6/13) can only loosely be thought of as working in the abstract. All works […]
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New, Old Photographs of the Neighborhood: Catalán @Picture Farm & Salamone @GCA Salon
One more side effect of North Brooklyn’s rapidly mutating scene is the ramping up of “I was here when…” memories, which are arriving in shorter and tighter cycles. This means […]
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Hipster Shaman: Bill Hayden at Real Fine Arts
Greenpoint sits fine with no longer being Brooklyn’s “it” spot, and Bill Hayden’s show at Real Fine Arts seems okay with this, too—perhaps even celebrating the area’s confounding mix of shop […]
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“Limbs Float Through Hillsides” in Bushwick Art Show
Having replaced God in their last show with security cameras and diorama church groups, Bushwick’s Ortega Y Gasset Projects settles down to a DIY Eden with Kelly Kaczynski’s Yes; Or […]
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A New Perspective on Art in Greenpoint with Local Artist Eleanor Curran
With an influx of second wave of blockbuster artists ( M. D. Jackson and the like ) on the heels of first wave young hip artists, it’s easy to forget […]
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“It’s Gotta Be a Cult!” Q&A with Doom Trumpet (VIDEO RELEASE)
Special is the new video by Brooklyn based musical group Doom Trumpet. After a video release at Happy Fun Hideaway in Bushwick, Greenpointers hosted a Q and A with the band […]
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Art Survival Tips with Greenpoint Artist Kate Nielsen
Greenpoint based artist Kate Nielsen bases much of her work on “survival tips” in the wild. As the sole individual successfully selling artwork on Amazon, she is also an example […]
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“Summer shows are the brunch of the New York art year” – Unhinged At Pierogi (Thru 7/28)
Summer shows are the brunch of the New York art year – leftovers put together by someone else on the cooking line. Not that guest curators haven’t been putting on […]
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My Chemical Portrait at Heliopolis: Last Night Tonight 8/26
It was nothing like the cowboy-dress, sepia novelties of every town tourist traps. Having my collodian portrait taken at Heliopolis gallery by inherent photographer Eric Lee Bowman felt (and was) […]