By Katarina Hybenova
As of lately, we have been experiencing an influx of new galleries, bars and restaurants in Bushwick. This post however, traces back four exceptional galleries that closed down recently. We would like pay homage to the places that helped to shape and form the art scene in Bushwick, and highlight their greatest moments.
In the basement of Gates Avenue building, a duo of visionary artists and curators, Ellen Letcher and Kevin Regan opened Famous Accountants in 2009. With the intention to create a place for artistic discourse, it was also the first outpost of the Bushwick art scene in Ridgewood. Today we can boldly state that Famous Accountants was nothing less then a legendary art space that influenced the esthetics followed by the neighborhood and the way artists work and think in Bushwick. The gallery also managed to bring in the America’s most influential art press, and to throw really awesome chill parties in their backyard.
