September, 2011

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Artist Profile: Stephanie Serpick

image-4905Artist Statement My work has continually been about constructing imagined environments that delve into the dark inner reaches of the mind, conveying a sense of romantic melancholy and isolation. Through specific color choices and deliberate composition, I create spaces that point to the gothic and eerie—the darker sides of personality—while still ...

Jessica Baker: Natural Objects at New Art Center

image-4985 JESSICA BAKER Natural Objects Exhibition: October 4 - 22, 2011 Reception: October 6, 2011 6 - 8 PM Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 1 - 6 PM New Art Center is pleased to announce Natural Objects, an exhibition of mixed media work by Jessica Baker. An opening reception for the artist will take place on ...

Dumbo Arts Festival This Weekend

image-4974 Each year the DUMBO Arts Festival seeks to highlight Brooklyn’s commitment to and presence in the arts community by presenting the best in local, national, and international art amid the breathtaking backdrop of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan skyline. The DUMBO Arts Festival attracts 200,000 visitors over 3 days with ...

GIMME SHELTER at Kunsthalle Galapagos

image-4969 GIMME SHELTER at Kunsthalle Galapagos Featuring: Hannah Smith Allen Caleb Brown Matthew Conradt Eric LoPresti Kenneth Millington Jacob Rhodes Friday September 23 - Sunday October 9, 2011 Opening Reception Saturday Sept. 24th 6-9pm Gallery Hours: Thu, Fri & Sun 1-6pm Described by Rolling Stones’ lead singer Mick Jagger as an “apocalyptic, end-of-the-world song,” their 1969 release “Gimme Shelter” came to embody ...

BAC Gallery Presents: Caroline Mak, Chain Reaction

image-4966 Detail of found objects to be included in Chain Reaction, photo courtesy of the artist. BAC GALLERY PRESENTS: CAROLINE MAK, CHAIN REACTION September 23, 2011 - January 6, 2012 This new 25 foot long, site-specific wall installation was created specifically for BAC Gallery. A seemingly mundane object, a potted plant, initiates a series ...

Rise and Fall: Contemporary Nautical Practice and the Gowanus Canal

image-4954 Proteus Gowanus hosts a panel discussion presented by Art in Odd Places in partnership with the Institute for Urban Design on the occasion of the first annual Urban Design Week Festival (September 15 – 20, 2011). Rise and Fall: Contemporary Nautical Practice and the Gowanus Canal Tuesday, September 20, 7pm free admission www.proteusgowanus.org Discussion will ...

Artist Profile: Marsha Owett

image-4957Landscapes Inches Away 'Transformation', 2006 Archival C-print 16x20 in 'Face' 2006 Archival C-print 16x20 in 'Lava' 2006 Archival C-print 16x20 in 'Pool' 2006 Archival C-print 16x20 in 'Reflection' 2006 Archival C-print 16x20 in   Artist Statement I am drawn to the randomness of nature that masquerades as abstraction. As opposed to my paintings, where I must do the ...

Andrea Sanders at Dumbo Open Studios

image-4950 New work by Andrea Sanders 2011 Dumbo Open Studios Saturday & Sunday September 24 & 25 Noon - 6pm 68 Jay Street, studio 601, Brooklyn, NY Directions: F train to York Street. Walk two blocks down Jay Street toward the water. More work available to view at andreasanders.net

Migration at Proteus Gowanus

image-4934 Worldwide, human migration is accelerating at a pace that makes the migratory patterns of the industrial revolution look trivial. These changes of course affect the migratory creatures with whom we share the planet: birds and beasts, microorganisms and the ideas or memes that travel like lightening across continents and, like ...