Brooklyn

Meet Tamiko Kawata at Muriel Guepin Gallery

“meet the artist” night at Muriel Guepin Gallery this Wednesday July 20th from 6:30 – 8 pm Meet Tamiko Kawata, featured artist in their current group show. The show will be on view through July 31st. Tamiko Kawata’s works express her “visual journey,” transitioning from a life in Japan to America. Highly influenced by Western…

Artist Profile: Celeste Najt

Statement Although the principle behind my creative work is framing, my intention is the realization of an unexpected use of the photograph. Leaving aside the obvious path, the one indicated in the manual, creating my own manual of the new technologies. My intention when creating is to manage to generate a work-spectator game in which…

transient landscape: visualizing governors island

galleryELL presents transient landscape: visualizing governors island. this two-part project takes a broad look at the influence of our ever-changing landscapes — physical and psychological — through a variety of media, and gives the public an inside look at the artists at work. on view from 22 july through 25 september 2011 location: building 4a…

Civilization and its Discontents at NARS Gallery

CIVILIZATION and its DISCONTENTS NARS Gallery 88 35th Street 3rd Floor Dates: July 23 – August 28, 2011 OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, July 23rd, 4:30 – 8:00PM Curator’s Talk in the NARS Parlor Room at 4:30PM New York Art Residency & Studios Foundation is pleased to present Civilization and its Discontents, a group exhibition curated by…

Summer Closing Party at Invisible Dog

Invisible Dog celebrates the end of another great year, and the closing of their current exhibit, Obstacle.  DJ sets from Vinyl Monkey’s and live music performances by The Sax Cartel, Ian Arthure, Koran Agan, The Robin Electric, The City Billies, and Chicken Barn Heroes. Special performance event by Bubble Boys & Germaul Barnes. Food and…

Artist Talk with Mario Naves at Brooklyn Artists Gym

Mario Naves is an artist, writer and teacher who lives and works in New York City. His criticism has been published in New Art Examiner, The New Criterion, The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, City Arts and The New York Observer, where his column “Currently Hanging” appeared on a weekly basis from 1999-2009. He is the recipient of artist’s…

Review: Bushwick Open Studios: Film Festival

Bushwick Open Studios: Film Festival Curated by Microscope Gallery By Quinn Dukes The summer has finally crept upon us bringing along with it the delights of outdoor festivals. Artists, art enthusiasts and neighborhood locals infiltrated street corners during Brooklyn’s first neighborhood-focused event of June, Bushwick Open Studios. Over the course of three days, Bushwick Open…

First Thursday DUMBO at Mighty Tanaka

DUMBO’s 1st Thursday Gallery Walk @ Mighty Tanaka Thursday, July 7th 6pm – 9pm Mighty Tanaka’s closes their current show, Layers, featuring the artwork of Josh Goldstein, Max Greis & Hiroshi Kumagai. The Layers show invites the viewer to investigate the different perspectives of the artists work through the various applied methods of presentation.  The…