Heads-Up NYC: Dain goes back to the 40’s with his show opening at Brooklynite Gallery this Saturday, September 12 at 7pm — Big install, 10 piece swing band, good times. Get all the info on the Brooklynite site - here’s a teaser:
Heads-Up NYC: THIS WEDNESDAY, June 24 from 7-9pm, is the opening of the Brooklynite NYC pop-up shop with the Specter “Sho Shin” print release! The Specter print is on archival cardboard, which was distressed by the artist, and each one is hand painted with the black silkscreened in a limited edition of 10. See more images from the Specter prints on the Brooklynite Gallery flickr page. And last but not least, we missed the Ben Frost opening, but looks like it was a lot of fun - check out the photos here.
See the latest Specter street work, including the latest in his “If I Saw You In Heaven” series:
Heads-Up NYC: Australian pop artist Ben Frost will be at Brooklynite Gallery - opening this Saturday, June 20 at 7pm, with hip-hop legend DJ Kool Herc as the musical guest! As you can see, Ben Frost’s stuff is LOUD. Definitely get there early!
And check out the extremely limited edition Ben Frost print on the Brooklynite flickr page or in their store. Speaking of their store, Brooklynite is opening a pop-up shop in NYC for the summer - opening next Wednesday, June 24 with a print release from Specter! More info to come, but mark your calendars.
We’re late in posting, but this was great! Photos from the opening of By Any Means Necessary at the Brooklynite Gallery. We loved that they involved kids from the community and did an art workshop for the show, and that they’re raising money for local arts charities. Fantastic. All the work looked great, and we missed the band, but heard they drew such a crowd they shut down the street!
The show is closing this Saturday, May 30, so get over there! More photos on the Brooklnite flickr page.
Ben Frost is up next, opening June 20th - mark your calendars.
We checked out the workshop for the upcoming kids show at Brooklynite Gallery, By Any Means Necessary, and it looks great. Kids were having a fun time and they were doing awesome work - we definitely dug the collaborations they set up for this. They also just got Amy Sedaris to contribute to the show! Swing by the opening this Saturday, May 16 from 11AM to 6PM. Show runs through May 30.
By Any Means Necessary - Kids Art Exhibition
Some kids get help with glue gunning - they had a lot of people helping out
Collab between the kids and Pure Evil
By Any Means Necessary is a kids’ workshop and show at Brooklynite Gallery - opening May 16 (11am-6pm) and running through May 30. The gallery is putting on the show
To inspire creativity in our youth. To educate and celebrate the legacy of Malcolm X. To raise funds for local and international charities. To shine a spotlight on the youth of Ethopia and show their artwork.
The show will feature some collaborations between the kids and names you know: Sickboy, Miss Bugs, Pure Evil, Joe Black, Dain, K-Guy, Ludo and Peru Ana Ana Peru, and the opening will have Sheppard Bros performing. Money being raised is going to H2 Empower, Haven House and two local Brooklyn school art programs. Go to Brooklynite Gallery for all the details on the workshop (May 9) and the show (May 16), and check the invites and Kid Wheatpaste video below!
From the Brooklynite Gallery website:
ANTHONY LISTER CANCELS EXHIBITION
Citing that, “his next New York show needs to be a solo”, Anthony Lister has decided to back out of his scheduled 2 person exhibition with UK legend SICKBOY. The exhibition which was titled, “THE GUILT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING” was slated for May 16 here at Brooklynite Gallery. With less than a month until the scheduled opening, SICKBOY has opted to not rush to complete enough work for a solo exhibition. In which case this show has been POSTPONED. WE sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this has caused some of you that had already made travel arrangements. Any further questions or comments should be directly sent to Mr. Lister: ANTHONYLISTER.com
We really feel for Sickboy and the gallery on this one, given Lister’s reason and that he dropped out just a few weeks before the show was to open. That’s… ugly. But we’re very happy to see that Sickboy will show at a later date. Instead Brooklynite will be running By Any Means Neccessary - a kids exhibition featuring some collaborations with Sickboy, Joe Black, Pure Evil, Miss Bugs, Ludo, Dain, K-Guy and Peru Ana Ana Peru. Look for a post on that in a bit.
We actually picked up a postcard at the gallery just before the news came in — never to be seen:
