By Katarina Hybenova

Mild hysteria is okay. A panic attack here and there is also fine. The fact that not everything is exactly the way you planned doesn’t matter in the end. As long as the air bubble in your level is strictly between two lines you are fine (and if it’s slightly off, you can always blame it on crooked Bushwick floors). The feelings of panic and chaos, and expectations belong to the Bushwick Open Studio experience; they make us feel the festival spirit.  Once the art is hanging, the beer is cold in the fridge, the cards are printed, everything will be just fine…