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Launch of New ‘Zine Celebrates the Trials and Tribulations of the “Longest Commute Ever” at Vinyl Fantasy

Launch of New ‘Zine Celebrates the Trials and Tribulations of the “Longest Commute Ever” at Vinyl Fantasy

With art and creativity bursting from the seams in our neighborhood of Bushwick, finding something to do on a Friday night may seem a bit overwhelming

Bushwick Resident Lisa Haas Stars in “The Foxy Merkins” and We Think You Should Go See It

Bushwick Resident Lisa Haas Stars in “The Foxy Merkins” and We Think You Should Go See It

On the Friday before Pride Day (and just in time for Bushwick Pride this coming weekend), I had the enormous pleasure of seeing the New York premier of an indie comedy about lesbian prostitutes working the streets of NYC and the clitorises of some mild to severely deranged Republican housewives

Central Station: Roasting Pigs and Pouring Tequila Shots For Your Summery Pleasure

Central Station: Roasting Pigs and Pouring Tequila Shots For Your Summery Pleasure

On one of the quieter corners in Bushwick, Central Station opened their doors a little over a month ago

Get Ready for the Most Glamorous Art Openings During BOS Weekend!

Get Ready for the Most Glamorous Art Openings During BOS Weekend!

Bushwick Open Studios is here again! Were you entirely exhausted after last year’s—running in and out of every single studio, opening door after door until you felt like you were in an M

Artist Flashcard: Mary Ivy Martin’s Got the Green Thumb

Artist Flashcard: Mary Ivy Martin’s Got the Green Thumb

Each week Bushwick Daily brings you a new Artist FlashCard introducing an amazing artist living/working/showing in Bushwick who you need to know

TGIF: Get ready for the AiB Benefit!

TGIF: Get ready for the AiB Benefit!

[contextly_auto_sidebar id=”777sLPqmowQWEg1WfL35t9RNaF8lg69L”] AiB Photo …And the Arts in Bushwick Blog is back with our weekly round up of our best stories! You’ve probably already heard from the fantastic Dr. Lisa that the Arts in Bushwick Benefit is taking place 6pm this Sunday at Storefront Ten Eyck. We hope to see you all there! In the […]

5 Art Events this Weekend to Lift Your Spirits!

5 Art Events this Weekend to Lift Your Spirits!

Hurray! A new month is upon us, and hopefully it will finally bring beautiful days and long nights filled with rooftop parties, bbqs, and of course, gallery openings! This weekend Bushwick embraces the month of May (which everyone knows means we are quickly creeping up on BOS!) with 5 unbelievable events that are all about discovery, new beginnings, and identity that are sure to get you ready to start your month off right

Brave Bushwick Art Crit Group Says Hello to Spring with Politics, Poetry, Painting and Erotica

Brave Bushwick Art Crit Group Says Hello to Spring with Politics, Poetry, Painting and Erotica

The Bushwick Art Crit Group (BACG) celebrated its 1 year anniversary in March where we saw brave ranges in sculpture and politics, photography and poetry, painting and erotica, and more. One artist impressed us with a combination of seriousness and playfulness, while another bravely revealed just how much goes on underneath the (canvas) surface.  An inquisitive […]

Making Sense of the Unpredictability of Brian Belott and Matthew Thurber’s “Volatile Vortex of Action”

Making Sense of the Unpredictability of Brian Belott and Matthew Thurber’s “Volatile Vortex of Action”

Performance art is moody, finding its power in a volatile vortex of actions and references on the semiotic scale of art

Dr. Lisa Calls in Drag Performer Crimson Kitty to Talk Monogamy

Dr. Lisa Calls in Drag Performer Crimson Kitty to Talk Monogamy

In this letter I received this week, a young woman wanted to know if she should wait out to see if her boyfriend would commit to being monogamous

Tempting Art Picks for the Weekend

Tempting Art Picks for the Weekend

Might I encounter the rousing side of Bushwick in this weekend’s top art picks? As I share the sexy side of our artsy enclave on this week’s #BushwickDaily Insta-Takeover, I am tempted to untap the sultry, suprising or bravely sensual side of the neighborhood art scene. Whether blatant or subtle, upfront or shyly concealed, I’ll […]

Artist Flashcards: Matthew Deleget and his Deconstructive Paintings

Artist Flashcards: Matthew Deleget and his Deconstructive Paintings

 

Storytelling through Art: 4 Picks for the Weekend!

Storytelling through Art: 4 Picks for the Weekend!

I find myself on a double narration as I tell my Bushbabies about the story of art ahead of us. From works inspired by the famous musings of authors James Joyce and Dylan Thomas, to pieces that draw literary connections from personal histories and present happenings. You’ll drift off to your dreams as I read […]

Artist FlashCards: The Morbidly Playful Robert Nava

Artist FlashCards: The Morbidly Playful Robert Nava

Choko Round Two is On Me Each week Bushwick Daily brings you a new Artist FlashCard introducing an amazing artist living/working/showing in Bushwick who you need to know. Featuring both new and old faces, our goal is to encourage the growth of art scene and to appreciate wonderful talent in our hood! If you know of an artist you would […]

Happy 1 Year Anniversary, Bushwick Art Crit Group!

Happy 1 Year Anniversary, Bushwick Art Crit Group!

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Artist FlashCards: Why Nao Matsumoto’s Sculptures are Killer

Artist FlashCards: Why Nao Matsumoto’s Sculptures are Killer

Each week Bushwick Daily brings you a new Artist FlashCard introducing an amazing artist living/working/showing in Bushwick who you need to know

Hop on a Bus from The Armory Show to Bushwick! What to See!

Hop on a Bus from The Armory Show to Bushwick! What to See!

On the night of Saturday, March 8 all of Bushwick will celebrate as Armory Arts Week suffuses throughout the city and into our artsy enclave. This year John Silvis and Jason Andrew of OUTLET Fine Art have teamed up to charter the first ever bus tour that will bring the Armory-going Manhattanites across the river […]

Speed-Dating with Art: Fast Times at Bushwick Beat Nite

Speed-Dating with Art: Fast Times at Bushwick Beat Nite

Beat Nite 10 boasted an artful evening any art lover would envy

French Comfort Food ‘Cantine’ Pops Up at Fritzl’s Tomorrow Night

French Comfort Food ‘Cantine’ Pops Up at Fritzl’s Tomorrow Night

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Beat Nite Packs a Punch This Friday! Here’s How to Do it Right

Beat Nite Packs a Punch This Friday! Here’s How to Do it Right

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These 5 Animated Films Will Thaw Your Winter Heart

These 5 Animated Films Will Thaw Your Winter Heart

As the bouts of winter storms, torrential downpours, and all around nasty weather starts to slowly come to a close we find ourselves peaking around the corner to spring

Friday First: Total Slacker Full Length “Slip Away”

Friday First: Total Slacker Full Length “Slip Away”

This week’s Friday First features the full-length album Slip Away from Bushwick babes gone big, Total Slacker. Friday First is a weekly column premiering brand spanking new releases from local, national, and international bands. Total Slacker’s second album hit the airwaves earlier this week on Black Bell/ADA Records, following 2011’s lo-fi debut Thrashin’. The band is known for their quirky sense of […]

10 Bushwick Power Couples: Makin’ Love & Bushwick Happen

10 Bushwick Power Couples: Makin’ Love & Bushwick Happen

We at Bushwick Daily are total romantics and proudly celebrate Valentine’s Day

Bacchae: A Staged Reading Unfolded at Catland

Bacchae: A Staged Reading Unfolded at Catland

Last weekend, a slew of talented young performers convened in the back room of Catland, an occult bookstore in Bushwick, to flex their tragic Greek muscles

Bushwick is the Right Place for Art… (6 Must-See Art Shows This Weekend)

Bushwick is the Right Place for Art… (6 Must-See Art Shows This Weekend)

I was reminiscing on my favorite poem earlier this week—Robert Frost’s Birches, in which he claims, “I’d like to get away from earth awhile, and then come back to it and begin over… Earth’s the right place for love: I don’t know where it’s likely to go better.” And with Valentine’s Day coming up, my […]

Friday First: The Nuclears’ This Is How We Party [Stream]

Friday First: The Nuclears’ This Is How We Party [Stream]

This week’s Friday First is an exclusive stream of Bushwick rock’n’roll ragers The Nuclears‘ brand new LP, This is How We Party, hitting stands January 28th. The Nuclears are referred to as “New York City’s primo beer-chugging, sci-fi-referencing, leather-jacket-wearing rock & roll band” for good reason; their long-awaited new album is a joyous rollercoaster of a […]

6 HOT Art Shows For a COLD Weekend

6 HOT Art Shows For a COLD Weekend

Ok, so we know its cold

Bushwick Drag Queen Hosts Fun LGBTQ Web Series for Kids

Bushwick Drag Queen Hosts Fun LGBTQ Web Series for Kids

There’s so many ways to be you and me

Bushwick Gone Basel Represented “Art as a Lifestyle,” Not as a Trend

Bushwick Gone Basel Represented “Art as a Lifestyle,” Not as a Trend

Only three weeks in advance of one of the world’s largest contemporary art fairs, Bushwick-based nightlife and fashion icons Ms

Street Art Candy: “Piece” by Milo AKA Rachel McCollum

Street Art Candy: “Piece” by Milo AKA Rachel McCollum

We wish we could call this week’s Street Art Candy, Street Art Pizza in the name of this little, yet really awesome street art piece titled “Piece” by Milo

Friday First: “Goes Black” Video by Big Ups

Friday First: “Goes Black” Video by Big Ups

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Apps Activate The Active Space with New Exhibition “Twice Removed”

Apps Activate The Active Space with New Exhibition “Twice Removed”

The first thing that caught my eye as I entered Twice Removed , the multimedia exhibition at the Active Space, was a group of people aiming their smartphones at sculptures and drawings along the gallery walls

Last Chance: Only 5 More Days of Performa 13

Last Chance: Only 5 More Days of Performa 13

Performa 13, the biennial performance arts consortium, has 56 remaining events that will take you on a veritable scavenger hunt all over the city. With only five days left to see all of the acts, you’d have to be a serious performance-art-junkie to see them all. If you have to limit yourself to one performance per […]

Art This Week: Magical Bushwick Bubble Floats on!

Art This Week: Magical Bushwick Bubble Floats on!

We are currently experiencing what I would like to call the Bushwick Art Bubble: an ever expanding, effervescent orb that continues to cover more volume and space

Your Weekend Art Guide: Beat Nite Edition

Your Weekend Art Guide: Beat Nite Edition

Brace yourselves, kids