Greenpoint knows its ABCs — the streets, as we all know and love, often move in an alphabetical fashion. But those first couple of streets, shorter and more ostracized than […]
Posts by Author Archives: Billy McEntee
Billy McEntee has been fortunate to work for arts non-profits in Boston, Denver, Berkeley, and now New York. His writing has appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, Vanity Fair, American Theatre, HowlRound, Observer, and others. He's usually getting wine at Dandelion or eating cookies at Archestratus.
Thursday Spotlight: Sharon Ascher Transforms Organic Patterns into Art
Originally farmland, Greenpoint’s verdant name is an homage to pastures past. But even as trees have disappeared and skyscrapers have risen, local artist Sharon Ascher has had a keen eye […]
Art Roundup June 1-8: Greenpoint Open Studios and More Local Events
We’ve been building up to this, neighbs! Greenpoint Open Studios returns this weekend, Saturday and Sunday June 2–3. Get your steps in, visit parts of the hood you’ve yet to explore, […]
Ann Cofta Translates New York Icons into Embroidered Art
Ann Cofta finds details in the small: she sews her embroidered art entirely by hand, a slow and deliberate process that allows her to map out the entirety of a […]
Greenpoint Open Studios: Art in Unexpected Places
What qualifies art is hard to pin down, but just as slippery is qualifying what houses the art. Galleries take many shapes and forms, and Northern Brooklyn is heavily peppered with such […]
The Bushwick Starr’s “Singlet” Tests the Limits of Intimacy
Consider yourself blessed, Brooklyn: the downtown and all’s-fair-in-love-and-cabaret artist Erin Markey is performing within walking distance from the L Train. Markey, whose preferred gender pronoun is they, has written — […]
Thursday Spotlight: Steve Wasterval and How an Evolving Greenpoint Affects His Paintings
Steve Wasterval isn’t from here, but you may be led to believe otherwise given the authenticity and love behind each of his New York paintings. In a culture where the definition […]
Thursday Spotlight: Pinky Weber Dishes on Donuts and the Patriarchy
It’s hard to mistake an original by Pinky Weber. With their striking colors and iconic motifs, Pinky’s works look beautiful in varying mediums — as murals on brick buildings or […]
Weekly Arts Roundup May 10–12: Dance at Triskelion, Auction for PS 34, and David Lynch at Nitehawk
Dance, auctions, and film! It’s an eclectic mix of goings-on this week, Greenpointers. Enjoy your weekly roundup below. Not an Ending at All Triskelion Arts | 106 Calyer Street May […]
Thursday Spotlight: Carol Joo Lee Fuses the Immigrant Narrative into Her Art
The immigrant story is fertile ground for storytelling; it has been highlighted in literature (Ragtime), theater (Hamilton), film (La misma luna), and — of course — art. Carol Joo Lee, […]