There is nothing wrong with spending half a day shamelessly indulging yourself with art, wandering and experiencing. For this lovely purpose, let me recommend the 56 Bogart building located right across the street from Morgan L train stop. The building is home to numerous artist studios, but mainly to 10 galleries on the ground floor and at the basement level. The high concentration of art at 56 Bogart makes the building a go-to destination when you acutely need large quantities of great art. Here is what to see right now:
#1 Tad Beck / Diana Cherbuliez @ Theodore:Art (on view until February 24, Friday to Sunday, 1-6PM)
If you planned on skipping the basement of 56 Bogart building, I have to stop you right there. The cozy galley Theodore:Art makes the basement well worth visiting. In the current show, Theodore:Art is featuring the works of Tad Beck and Diana Cherbuliez. Both artists have been living and working in Vinalhaven, Maine for over 20 years and have shared a practice and friendship.
Beck works in photography, video and installations; Cherbuliez in sculpture and video. The exhibition emanates an acute feeling of nostalgia, maybe the solitude of an isolated island community. Solitude for a city dweller may sound synonymous to sadness, but at Theodore:Art solitude means the comfort of being with one’s self.
