The SONYA Studio Stroll (South of the Navy Yard) is today (5/17) and tomorrow (5/18) from 12 Noon to 6PM. The map of the studios is above, included to show the general area. The tour’s website has a PDF of the brochure and full info. Here’s a bit: SONYA presents the 9th Annual SONYA Studio […]

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One of the more amusing parts of the upcoming Brooklyn Bridge celebration is an art project called “The Telectroscope: A Window Through the World.” The NYC Visit website describes it like this: “Artist Paul St. George’s public media project is an amazing optical device that allows viewers in Brooklyn to see all the way to […]

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Here’s a fun weekend event that combines several things: art, a local Brooklyn brew and a Gowanus artists work space. It’s “A Night of Brooklyn Art and Beer–Free Beer Tasting and Opening Reception for a Unique Installation by the Gowanus Studio Space at Kelso’s of Brooklyn’s 5000 Square Foot Brewing Space.” The event takes place […]

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This is the tower that has gone up on the waterfront beneath Brooklyn Heights between Piers 4 and 5 as seen from street level. In July, the water will be turned on and it will run from 7AM-10PM every day as part of Olafur Eliasson’s “Waterfalls” project. This tower is 120 feet tall and it’s […]

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The Big Eye is gone from the storefront on Seventh Avenue between Second and Third Streets where artist Mark Ravitz has been placing his work and it has been replaced by new work. The grate was already down yesterday evening, so we could only capture all three of them as they appear behind steel.

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A new exhibition of art on Bedford Avenue kicks off this Sunday (April 27) from 2PM-8PM. Per information sent along by Matthew Silver, known to many people as the Bedford Avenue Dancer: Artwalking: Bedford Ave. An invitational exhibition featuring over thirty storefront installations between North 3rd and North 9th on Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. […]

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We found artist Pasqualina Azzarello working on her mural at the development going up at the corner of Third and Bond in Gowanus. She has been expanding the huge mural and even extending around the construction trailer. Brownstoner has been running weekly posts about the development. The latest has some renderings of the design from […]

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We initially stopped to take some pics on Bedford Avenue because we noticed that some space next to the Elliman real estate office had morphed into a gallery. Then, a woman inside motioned to us to come in and we focused on the stunning art. It’s the work of Stephen Bennett who has created larger […]

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“The art world has masticated in contemplation over sculptor Tom Otterness just as the dog he assassinated in the name of artistic expression over 20 years ago might have chomped on a tasty bone. The chance to jump on the Otterness Hate Wagon has come (literally) to DUMBO where the artist’s piece Large Covered Wagon […]

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“While a Tom Otterness sculpture can really brighten up the dark underground of New York, for his latest installation he’s shedding some sunlight on his work. The above was just installed in DUMBO near the pedestrian exit to the Brooklyn Bridge.”–Gothamist

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With this post, we welcome the contributions of Owen Roberts. His task is clear–to supply us with posts about whatever moves him: The crowd at the opening at Pierogi, on North 9 Street off Bedford Ave in Williamsburg last Friday night was consistent with expectations–older and very white–but the art was far from predictable. The […]

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