Bushwick Open Studios 2011 Archives

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Musings & Images from the 2011 Bushwick Open Studios

by Hrag Vartanian September 13, 2011September 15, 2011

I admit it, sometimes I’m slow to post something. Case in point, my article on the 2011 Bushwick Open Studios was published in the summer edition of the Brooklyn Rail but I never got around the publishing in here. So, here I go. Posting this piece I wrote before summer started right before the season ends. I’ve also uploaded a whole bunch of photos from my tour of the neighborhood.

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Wandering Through Bushwick Open Studios

by Allison Meier June 6, 2011November 12, 2012

Never have I been so happy to see a portrait of Betty White. After three trains and two shuttles, and a few failed attempts to get a taxi, I was finally in Bushwick for the 2011 Open Studios.

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Dark and Stormy at Storefront Gallery

by Kyle Chayka June 4, 2011June 4, 2011

Dunkle Wolke is a show at Storefront Gallery in Bushwick curated by William Powhida, our favorite art world curmudgeon. The title translates to “dark cloud,” a perfect match for the small exhibition’s mood, a mixture of bookish depression, modernist angst and goth vibes.

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First Look at the Surrealism Show at Factory Fresh

by Hrag Vartanian June 4, 2011June 8, 2011

Yesterday, I convinced curators Ali Ha and Jason Andrew to give me a peak at the Surrealism show that opens tonight at Factory Fresh as part of the 2011 Bushwick Open Studios.

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45 Artists are So Happy Together

by Hrag Vartanian June 4, 2011June 4, 2011

Artist Julie Torres hosted two months of collaborative drawing nights at Hyperallergic HQ in February and March of this year. The project generated 100 drawings that are currently on display at Norte Maar in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The resulting show, titled So Happy Together: Forty-five Artists and Their One Hundred Collaborative Drawings, opened last night during the first night of the 2011 Bushwick Open Studios.

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Your Guide to This Weekend’s Bushwick Open Studios

by Kyle Chayka June 2, 2011June 5, 2011

The L Train may not be running, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be partying it up at Bushwick Open Studios this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Here are Hyperallergic staff (and intern) picks for the best things to do for the open studio weekend, from artist studio visits to impromptu exhibitions and well-curated gallery show.