Old Glory – In Detail

The American flag is a symbol that means different things to different people, often confined to extreme opinions. Many hold it up alongside their gods with blind faith. Others burn it as if it were a bedspread masking the devil.…

Megan Jolly Shoots Electronic Producers

During a tour of the studios above The Loom during Bushwick Open Studios, I stumbled onto Megan Jolly‘s brightly lit studio, where I met a wall full of portraits featuring a number of New York’s female electronic music producers.…

Ballet at Tandem: ‘Whoever Does It Worst Takes a Shot’

“You’re late!” A thin muscular man calls out, his chin pointed high in the air with dissatisfaction.

A young lady joins a string of other young women lined up at Tandem’s wooden bar. Each is dressed in some variation…

Bushwick Open Studios 2011: Video Snapshots

Bushwick Open Studios gets more complex and overwhelming each year, and videographer Francis Arpaia had a hard time deciding what he’d visit for this series of video snapshots of the event. Come with him as he films studios all…

Skewville Takes a Boombox to the Streets

The abandoned building on busy Flushing Ave. that Skewville painted to resemble a giant boombox is visually as loud as if its pull down gate speakers could actually blast beats. The act takes a piece of blight and uses…

Eric Trosko’s Synthesizer and Ducks

What initially led BushwickBK to Eric Trosko’s studio this past Saturday was the promise of trapeze artists and acrobats. While that part of the show was cancelled, our dashed hopes were assuaged by Trosko’s musical act at Factory…

The Craft Influence at Bushwick Open Studios

One of the things I love most about Bushwick is the neighborhood’s constant shifts and multiple personalities, so I’m never really sure what to expect. Yesterday I was pleasantly surprised with…well yes, the weather, but more importantly the variety of…

Jeremiah Jones’ Wonky Animations at BOS

Jeremiah Jones is a new media artist, but the work he had on view during Bushwick Open Studios had an accessible and wonky tactility uncommon in new media art.

Upon entering his studio on Bogart Street, the only light sources in…

New Galleries Bring Chelsea Polish to BOS

An interesting new trend is evident in two galleries that recently opened in the neighborhood, that seem to be bringing a Chelsea-like polish to Bushwick.  Both Interstate Projects and the new Momenta Art occupy the first floor of…

An Art Snob’s Top Ten for BOS 2011

Bushwick is a lot like Paris. The most interesting stuff happens in people’s apartments, on their rooftops, in their backyards, and you have to know someone to get in. Bushwick Open Studios is the perfect opportunity for those who don’t…