Yuriko Shibata

Brooklyn Film Festival Announces Line-Up

Brooklyn, NY [May 2011] – Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) is proud to announce the film line up for its annual festival, themed PLOT. The competitive event will run from June 3rd through 12th at indieScreen and Brooklyn Heights Cinema. BFF will present over 100 film premieres that were selected from over 2,400 submissions coming from…

From Africa to Brooklyn: From Great to Great at MoCADA

From Africa to Brooklyn: From Great to Great May 26, 2011 to June 26, 2011 Artists in School Exhibition Organized by: Ruby Amanze Opening reception: Thursday May 26, 2011 4:00-6:00 PM The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) proudly presents the 2011 student exhibition From Africa to Brooklyn: From Great to Great. This exhibition…

An Artist’s Talk with Nancy Grimes

An Artist’s Talk with Nancy Grimes Tuesday, May 24 6:30 pm Brooklyn Artists Gym 168 7th Street, 3rd Floor (Intercom #35) 718-858-9069 Suggested Donation $5 Please RSVP to info@brooklynartistsgym.com Biography Nancy Grimes grew up and studied in the Midwest. In Chicago, she was co-founder of the artists’ space, West Hubbard Gallery. She moved to New…

Arts in Bushwick Benefit

Sunday, May 22, 6-9pm Grace Exhibition Space 840 Broadway, 2nd floor (at Park Ave) Bushwick, Brooklyn J train to Flushing Ave It’s time for the 4th annual Arts In Bushwick Benefit, featuring works donated  BOS 2011 participating artists.  This is a chance to meet the artists and have a preview of some of the works…

Cat Del Buono

1)”Your Face Here,” 2010. This interactive video/sculpture aims to incite viewers to examine the cultural constraints put upon their self-image, to question our definition of feminine beauty, and to encourage a dialogue about excessive and unnecessary surgery, implants, and augmentation. 2) “Peel/Pluck/Primp,” 2010. This video piece examines the tactics women go through to obtain beauty….