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Is Neon the New Black?
On the evening of May 10th, Greenpoint's art spaces were abuzz. It was the first Friday night when everyone agreed to stay open late, a coming of age moment for the district.
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A Guerrilla Registry of Historic Places Pops Up in Brooklyn
For a borough with a dense and diverse history, Brooklyn doesn't have much in the way of public historic recognition. Artist Anna Robinson-Sweet's current installation project adds historic plaques around the borough, to highlight what has been forgotten.
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Brooklyn Councilmember Levin's Art Agenda
In a recent announcement, New York City Councilmember Stephen Levin “signed on” to One Percent for Culture, an initiative of the Fund for the City of New York. Reached by phone yesterday afternoon, Councilmember Stephen Levin told Hyperallergic, “The arts are an important part of the fabric of New Y
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Your Guide to Greenpoint Gallery Night
The first Greenpoint Gallery Night offers a chance to catch your breath during the art fairs. From what we can tell, there will be lots of good stuff on view. Here's a short guide to help you navigate.
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Brooklyn Lyceum Arts Venue on the Auction Block With an Uncertain Future
Anyone on the mailing list for the Brooklyn Lyceum, the arts venue on the border of Park Slope and Gowanus at Fourth Avenue and President Street, has probably noticed the increasing agitation from owner Eric Richmond over the building's foreclosure auction. The auction of the building (at 227-231 Fo
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Browse Thousands of Amazing Historic Brooklyn Photos
History nerds and Brooklynophiles, rejoice! The Brooklyn Historical Society, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Brooklyn Public Library have teamed up to put large chunks of their collections online. The result is Brooklyn Visual Heritage, which is pretty much what it sounds like: a website devoted to a v
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5 Go Brooklyn Artists Chosen for Brooklyn Museum Show
We already chimed in about GO Brooklyn's Top 10 nominees but now they field has been shaved to five artists who will be featured in an exhibition, which opens December 1, at the Brooklyn Museum.
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The Art & Absinthe Guide to Brooklyn
Pernod Absinthe Superieure, creator of art history’s most inspirational spirit, has teamed up with WAGMAG, the Brooklyn art guide, to bring you mobile interaction with the thriving arts community of Brooklyn, NY. This app features WAGMAG'S monthly gallery and events listings, as well as the best coc
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This Weekend, Brooklyn Heads to Montreal for a Monthlong Art Festival
This weekend, a slice of our New York community will be traveling to Canada for Brooklyn Montreal, a two-city festival celebrating contemporary art.
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The Beginnings- of Something in Greenpoint
Archie Lee Coates III is one of seven curators of Beginnings-, a new gallery that launched Thursday night on a side street in Greenpoint. He met with me a few hours before the opening of their inaugural exhibition to discuss the challenges or the lack thereof to running a space with seven pairs of h
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Unmade in the USA
Seemingly all of the United States was put into a fashion frenzy last week when it was brought to the media’s attention that the Ralph Lauren-designed uniforms for the 2012 US Summer Olympic team with their all-American flair (and hideous berets) were produced in China.
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At Greenpoint Open Studios, Wacky, Weird and Beautiful Art
From the Pencil Factory to the Fowler Arts Collective to tons of individual artist studios, the Northside Art Festival's Open Spaces proved that Greenpoint remains a calmer, more meditative home for artists in comparison with the bustling hipster streets of Williamsburg. While wandering around, I di