The Brooklyn Art Alternative Podcast, or as we like to call it, Gallery Club, originated as a way for us to see the art we like and then discuss it, much like members of a book club discuss their monthly book selections. Sometimes it's hard to get motivated to see all the art this city has to offer. Sometimes it's hard to find art that's even worth seeing. Whatever the case may be, we ask that you join us on our search for great Brooklyn art and the Brooklyn artists that make it.

Every month we release a new episode featuring our discussions on the art we see. To be a part of this discussion all you have to do is Subscribe to our Podcast in iTunes or Direct Feed, then check the blog on our home page (Blog Category: Podcast). Then go see the art! When the Episode is ready for download, all you have to do is listen. Episodes automatically download in iTunes, but you can get up-to-date notices about new episodes by becoming our Fan on Facebook or following us on Twitter.

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For our first episode we visited the Robert Longo show at Metro Pictures Gallery, the epic event The Generational: Younger Than Jesus at the New Museum, and interviewed Brooklyn's Like the Spice Gallery owner Marisa Sage. Musical Guest: Winston & Julia

Group shows and Open Studios happen all over Brooklyn especially in the summer. We checked out a group show at Jack the Pelican in Brooklyn and some open studios in Long Island City. We also saw an amazing show at Betty Cunningham of one of our favorite painters, Gordon Moore. Musical Guest: Winston & Julia

A close friend and Bacon enthusist, talks about Bacon so much, that we couldn't resist a trip to the see the Francis Bacon Retrospective at the Met. Also up for discussion, more Group Shows at Brooklyn's Ch'i Gallery and Smack Mellon. Musical Guest: NYC Smoke

Episode 4: The "Feminist" Episode 09/2/09

Listen to Andy repeatedly put his foot in his mouth as we welcome for the first time Heather Blackwell to the discussion, for a look at a Feminist Video exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, "The Female Gaze" at Cheim and Reid, and a film by Susan Sontag at Light Industries in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

I thought painting was dead? Well we found a great show featuring Brooklyn's Pratt Institute Prof, Greg Drasler at Betty Cunningham Gallery. In Greenpoint Brooklyn we found a great group painting show, "Color-Time-Space" at Janet Kurnatowski (and Lohin Geduld Gallery) and then we crossed the Williamburg Bridge to see some Jessica Dickinson paintings at James Fuentes Gallery in the LES.

We checked out some huge paintings by Yoon Lee at The Boiler in Williamsburg, then we caved and headed to Chelsea to see one of our favorite artists Olaf Breuning and his show "Small Brain Big Stomach" at Metro Pictures. Which we followed up with some killer paintings by Andy Harper at Danese Gallery. Musical Guest: Tones From The Underground

So this episode started with some great intentions. We were hoping a lecture by Eric Fischl was going to provide a lot of material for discussion, unfortunately this was not the case, but to change things up we attended an amazing night of dance at BAM. The Good Dance part of BAM's Next Wave Festival did not disappoint. Musical Guest: Winston & Julia

Two great painting shows once again gave us plenty to discuss. "Everything Must Go" was a look into the remaining paintings of the estate of Martin Wong at PPOW. "No Hastle At The Castle" at Brooklyn's 210 gallery showcased paintings by Paul Corio. Musical Guest: Alyson Greenfield

And so it goes... the closing of Jack the Pelican caught our attention and we discuss at length the implications of their departure as well as their final show. We also discovered two more amazing paintings show: Graham Anderson at Klaus Von Nichtsaggend, & Andy Piedilato at English Kills Art Gallery. Musical Guest: The Havens

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