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Lateralisms
Dike Blair, James Woodfill,
Stephen Westfall and Ben Dowell
July 9th – August 8th, 2010
Curated by Matt Wycoff

Opening Reception: Friday, July 9, 6:30 - 9:00 pm.


]]> Openings http://www.brooklynartalternative.com/index.php?itemid=264 Fri, 9 Jul 2010 10:19:58 -0400 http://www.brooklynartalternative.com/index.php?itemid=258 Michael Alan, is having an opening in Chelsea tonight at Gasser Grunert. Stop by and check out the work!

Michael Alan "Harmonious Opposites"
at Gasser Grunert, July 8th – 29th, 2010
524 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011
b/w 10th and 11th Ave, Ground Floor


]]> Openings http://www.brooklynartalternative.com/index.php?itemid=258 Thu, 8 Jul 2010 14:40:22 -0400 http://www.brooklynartalternative.com/index.php?itemid=262 Light Industry!

The Touching of Hands
Presented by Scott Treleaven
177 Livingston Street, Brooklyn
Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 7:30pm

“The title for the show comes from a remark that Gysin made to Genesis, and Genesis to me: that magical training can only be passed on by the touching of hands.” — ST

An evening of solo and collaborative projects by Scott Treleaven and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, focusing on the shared influence of artist and mystic Brion Gysin. Gysin’s close friendship with Breyer P-Orridge, and in turn her friendship with Treleaven, has over time given rise to a number of aesthetic and philosophical affinities found in the work of all three, communicated from one to the other by direct contact.



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A Burning Star
Onishi Kenji, 16mm, 1995, 95 mins
177 Livingston Street, Brooklyn
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 7:30pm

One of the most notorious yet unseen works of Japanese experimental cinema, Onishi Kenji’s A Burning Star operates with an emotional and physical intimacy reminiscent of both the confrontational style of Hara Kazuo and the radically subjective camerawork of Stan Brakhage. Made when Onishi was in his early 20s, the film documents his father’s funeral and cremation through subtle Super-8 lensing and a rigorous sense of real-time. At the funeral site, Onishi undresses and manipulates the corpse, scrutinizing it with his camera, then later records the act of cremation through the furnace’s portholes. This last sequence is the morbidly compelling heart of the film, presenting unearthly images reminiscent of an alien planet's gaseous surface, with flames licking over quasi-organic landscapes that look increasingly less like a skull, a ribcage or a hip bone.


]]> Upcoming Events http://www.brooklynartalternative.com/index.php?itemid=262 Sun, 4 Jul 2010 14:43:00 -0400 http://www.brooklynartalternative.com/index.php?itemid=256

So, remember way back in May... we decided to check out some things back in Williamsburg. Specifically, the MomentaArt Benefit 2010, and some Sheldon Walsmith paintings at Causey Contemporary. Well, our podcast discussing this work is now live so feel free to download it iTunes, and hopefully you were able to check out the work as well. Oh, and a special bonus this podcast is a sparkling interview with the one and only Rebecca Morgan, who just had a show at Gasser & Grunert. Enjoy!

Download in iTunes

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Flower Power!

Flounder Pounder

Mixed-Media Floral Art by Carla E. Reyes is on view from June 3 - 24, 2010 at Yashar Gallery.

There are exhibition related events, schedule to be determined- click here for more info about Yashar Gallery. Yashar Gallery is located just minutes from Manhattan in the up-and-coming urban art community of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and just over the Pulaski Bridge from MOMA’s P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City, Queens. Yashar Gallery opened its doors in April 2010, and hosts monthly rotating exhibitions featuring the professional artists at Brooklyn Art Studios in the Greenpoint Industrial Center.

UPCOMING:


Generative by Alex Dodge

Generative

June 11 - July 19, 2010
Opening Reception: THURSDAY, June 10, 7-9PM
Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery
483 Union Ave, Brooklyn NY 11211
718-383-7309

Alex Dodge's third solo show with the gallery extends the artist's interest in the relationships between humanity, technology, art, and design by presenting a collection of concept prototypes developed in collaboration with Brooklyn-based tech start up Generative.

Each of these works address the notion of passive interfacing; engaging the human body through acquiescent means. While some works appear inspired by science fiction, such as his Sleep Talker dream
interface, which intends to allow users communication with others while sleeping, other works are perhaps more accessibly clear-cut, like Dodge's shoes that generate electricity with each walking step.

Generative began as a conceptual project founded in 2009 by Dodge along with Akira Shibata, a particle physicist known for his work on the Atlas project at the Large Hadron Collider, and Yohei Ishii, who has worked extensively in the video game industry. The three founded Generative as an independent research and development lab focused on mobile technology and visualization.

Alex Dodge received a BFA in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design in 2001. His work is included in numerous public collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Fine Art Boston, and the New York Public Library. He lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.



Coincidental Opposites
Coincidental Opposites

July 16 - August 23, 2010
Public Reception: July 16th, 2010
Shen Chen
R. L. Croft
Michel Demanche
Jordan Eagles
Cui Fei
Young Kim
Norman Mooney
Zane York

For its Summer Group Show, Causey Contemporary is pleased to announce, "Coincidental Opposites" featuring the works of Shen Chen, R. L. Croft, Michel Demanche, Jordan Eagles, Cui Fei, Young Kim, Norman Mooney and Zane York. The public reception at the gallery's 92 Wythe Ave location will take place on Friday July 16th from 6- 9 pm. The public is invited to attend this event and visit the gallery during regular hours, Wed - Sat 11 am - 7 pm, Sun 12 - 6 pm and Mon 9 am to 5 pm.

Coincidental Opposites comes from the latin phrase "coincidentia oppositorum" and is a term used to describe the polarities or yin and yang of the universe. Latin is not however the first language in which these terms were coined but rather in archaic Chinese when the 6th century B.C. philosopher, Lao Tze began to suggest that "there can be no love without hate, no light without dark, no male without female." The eight artists within the exhibition explore either obliquely through references or directly with their materials/symbols the coincidental opposites of beauty and the grotesque, permanence and impermanence, attraction and repulsion, solid and non solid, soft and hard, yielding and lethal as well as full and empty. Within their art, each of the eight artists utilize the coincidental opposites to help them approach the sublime, react to events in the world around them and or give birth to new ideas or thought processes.


]]> Openings http://www.brooklynartalternative.com/index.php?itemid=253 Mon, 7 Jun 2010 23:27:46 -0400 http://www.brooklynartalternative.com/index.php?itemid=251
Patrick J. Campbell

PATRICK J. CAMPBELL
OBJECTS & OUTPOSTS

Opening Reception Saturday, June 5, 6-9pm

Campbell’s paintings depict miniaturized landscapes, containing Shaker inspired buildings and associated infrastructure, as well as natural elements such as rock forms, trees, and bodies of water. The commonplace elements are arranged into fanciful village scenes, reflecting the real world, while also defying it within the paintings’ own internal logic. Campbell employs trompe l’oeil to depict the scenes as contained in illusionistic shadow boxes, and uses deep framing to further create a sense of real depth.

Campbell’s worlds are miniaturized, contained, and abstracted, encouraging viewers to project their own interpretations. The paintings invite participation, as they suggest dioramas that one could physically manipulate as well as the transformation of manmade or natural objects through imagination and vision into narrative scenes of personal meaning.

WORK Gallery
65 Union Street
Brooklyn NY 11231
]]> Openings http://www.brooklynartalternative.com/index.php?itemid=251 Mon, 31 May 2010 11:04:06 -0400 http://www.brooklynartalternative.com/index.php?itemid=249 Out of Darkness
Hyun Ju Park
Out of Darkness...Light

and

Consequential Tea
Consequential Tea
Group Show: Joe Campbell, Richard Lehman
Kristen Muller, Takao Okazaki, and Shane Sellars


May 21 - June 14, 2010
Causey Contemporary
92 Wythe Avenue, between N 10th and N 11th Streets
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
causeycontemporary.com]]> General http://www.brooklynartalternative.com/index.php?itemid=249 Sat, 22 May 2010 15:00:50 -0400 http://www.brooklynartalternative.com/index.php?itemid=245 The Last Party


The Grand Re-Opening of The Homeless Boys Social Club
May 14th, 6:30-9 pm

Visit Like the Spice for this debut of Greg Haberny's new work and to celebrate the re-opening of The Homeless Boys Social Club!! The first opening could not have been more fun, so why not do it again? Festivities start at 6:30pm at Like the Spice Gallery, and they go until nine. Bring a friend, enjoy a glass of wine, meet Greg, and explore what's new!

For more info, and to find out about upcoming events, like the Affordable Art Fair, visit Like the Spice!)]]> Openings http://www.brooklynartalternative.com/index.php?itemid=245 Thu, 13 May 2010 23:13:06 -0400 http://www.brooklynartalternative.com/index.php?itemid=243
Details are at: http://www.artistswanted.org/?3w1

One Grand Prize winner will be awarded a Manhattan gallery reception, international publicity and their choice of $10,000 cash or 1 year living rent free in a $1.2 million dollar apartment provided by The Edge in New York City.

The panel of judges including Photographer Lauren Greenfield, New York Times Photo Editor Maura Foley, MoMA Curator Nora Lawrence and JPG Founders Derek Powazek & Heather Powazek Champ, will choose one photographer for the Grand Prize:

* $10,000 cash or 1-year FREE living at a $1.2 million apartment at The Edge in New York City
* A Manhattan gallery reception
* Airfare & shipping to and from New York City for the event
* International publicity

The public will also cast their vote and the highest rated portfolio will receive the People's Choice Award:

* $2,000 in cash
* A Manhattan gallery reception
* Airfare & shipping to and from New York City for the event

All participants will receive:

An online portfolio searchable by gallerists, press and commercial buyers; A free digital subscription to JPG Magazine; $100 in discounts and credits from Zipcar.com; and discounts and freebies from our corporate sponsors.


Deadline May 31, 2010, 11:59 pm.
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