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“This exhibition series intends to demonstrate the rich wealth of talent to be found throughout Brooklyn.” This is the mission statement of the BRIC Biennial, which recently launched the first edition of the series in its new home in Fort Greene.
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Greenpoint Open Studios is an annual event offering an intimate look at the diverse and thriving art scene in North Brooklyn. This year, 265 artists opened their doors for two full days in locations spread across the neighborhood.
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A whopping 265 artists are taking part in this weekend's Greenpoint Open Studios (GOS). Here's your concise guide to exploring one of the city's most enjoyable open studio events.
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Were you as exhausted by the frenzy that surrounded New York's Frieze Week as I was? Taking a break from the monied and crushing crowds, I took my antidote on Friday evening via Greenpoint Gallery Night, a low-key, casual affair featuring more than a dozen local galleries in the Brooklyn neighborhoo
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Chelsea openings, for the most part, are what they are: slightly glamorous events drawing fashionable crowds that are held in lovely, spacious galleries that tend to show predictable, big-name artists.
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For those of us who want to connect with an artistic community but resist openings with curmudgeonly fervor, there is hope: Greenpoint Gallery Night.
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For those who braved the cold, it was a pleasure to see the offerings on view in Greenpoint on Friday night. From the monochromatic graphic paintings of Andrew Guenther at Gallery 106 Green to the sculptural CMYK-color collages at Fowler Project Space, the night evinced a diverse and robust scene.
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The first Greenpoint Gallery Night of 2014 is taking place on Friday, February 7 (6–9pm). Here's your guide to what to see and do in Brooklyn's northernmost neighborhood, where pierogies, artisanal pizza, small-batch gin, kolbassa, and lots and lots of art easily mix.
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Last month's Greenpoint Gallery Night revealed a trend among contemporary artists: they're reveling in ways to make the sky look weird. (Isn't all contemporary art about weird these days?) Seriously, there were no kitschy sunsets or pretty blue skies or brooding storms to be found. No, what feels ri
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Friday's crisp September evening was just the sort of weather to make touring a gallery night circuit a joy.
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Our guide to this Friday's Greenpoint Gallery Night … featuring 15 galleries across North Brooklyn.
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While we may not participate in miniature yacht races or have games of lawn tennis, the experience of visitors today to Brooklyn's Prospect Park isn't radically different from when it first opened in 1867.