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Hey Art Collectors, Join VIP Preview of Brooklyn Brush Studios Live Art Auction on Tuesday

Hey Art Collectors, Join VIP Preview of Brooklyn Brush Studios Live Art Auction on Tuesday

Things are speeding up around here and with Bushwick Open Studios getting nearer (oh so near!) they aren’t slowing down

Channel your Inner Coed with Brunch and Art 101: Storefront Ten Eyck and Harefield Road

Channel your Inner Coed with Brunch and Art 101: Storefront Ten Eyck and Harefield Road

Editor’s note: Brunch and art are two of the things that Bushwick does best, and this weekend, we think you should earn your eggs ‘n mimosas by getting some culture first! Our lovely arts writer, Danielle Kalamaras, give us an example of a perfect weekend outing, Bushwick style! So tomorrow, sleep in, relax, and eat your art out!

Is Lorimoto Redefining the Line Between Fine Art and Graphic Design?

Is Lorimoto Redefining the Line Between Fine Art and Graphic Design?

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Get in touch with your inner Eco-Thespian this weekend at The Bushwick Starr

Get in touch with your inner Eco-Thespian this weekend at The Bushwick Starr

Now that Earth Day is here, and NYC has finally sprung into full Spring mode, let us rejoice by putting on a floral ensemble or cut off jeans to hit up the outdoors for some much needed sunshine

Artist Flashcards: Artist/Scientist Jessica Johnson’s Work is Contagious (Literally)

Artist Flashcards: Artist/Scientist Jessica Johnson’s Work is Contagious (Literally)

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

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

Aural Ecstasies: Sound Art Trends in Bushwick

Aural Ecstasies: Sound Art Trends in Bushwick

A day trip to Dia:Beacon one early autumn afternoon unearthed from my art historical vault 1960s era Minimalism that conceptually critiqued the commodified art world

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

Play and Prosecco at Polly Apfelbaum’s Studio with MasterDabblers

Play and Prosecco at Polly Apfelbaum’s Studio with MasterDabblers

Art today is so much about the process over the product

Twentysomethings’ Angst at “Actress Fury” at The Bushwick Starr

Twentysomethings’ Angst at “Actress Fury” at The Bushwick Starr

Be twenty something

Conversation of Change: Transitions V.2 at Associated Gallery

Conversation of Change: Transitions V.2 at Associated Gallery

A cozy room houses eight artists of multiple mediums but of similar concerns

Ready, Set, Action! Art as Experience Trends BogArt in Bushwick

Ready, Set, Action! Art as Experience Trends BogArt in Bushwick

Christopher Moss painting installation at THEODORE:Art All photos by Danielle Kalamaras for Bushwick Daily unless otherwise stated Art is not polite. Its expanding metamorphosis in painting, sculpture, sound, video, and installation no longer gives distance for quiet contemplation and instead demands justification on its own terms. Trending this January in the Bushwick scene is art […]

A Night Inside the Prism at SIGNAL

A Night Inside the Prism at SIGNAL

Last Friday SIGNAL held an opening reception for their group show, This Is the Prism the Spider Dreams of as It Weaves Its Web, featuring works by Eric Mack, Ryan Chin, Kristina Lee, Katie Loselle, Andrew Ross, Jennifer Packer, and Marley Freeman, and curated by the artist Benjamin Horns

Live Streaming: Panel to Discuss ‘Building a Better Bushwick’

Live Streaming: Panel to Discuss ‘Building a Better Bushwick’

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Happy Second Birthday, Bushwick Burlesque! (NSFW)

Happy Second Birthday, Bushwick Burlesque! (NSFW)

Can you believe 

Believe-Zers: Street Style from the Secret Jay Z Concert that Never Was

Believe-Zers: Street Style from the Secret Jay Z Concert that Never Was

By Scarlett North-Cavanaugh and Emilie Ruscoe

Most Popular Reads in Bushwick Bookstores Uncovered

Most Popular Reads in Bushwick Bookstores Uncovered

Not too long ago DNAinfo praised Bushwick for its bookshop greatness, even going so far as to call Bushwick a literary mecca (ooh lala, well thank you!)

Bushwick On Craigslist: Live Owl Needed For Small Housewarming Party

Bushwick On Craigslist: Live Owl Needed For Small Housewarming Party

We gotta hand it to you, Bushwick – when it comes to your Craigslist presence, you definitely do not disappoint

Here, There, and Everywhere: Bushwick Art This Weekend

Here, There, and Everywhere: Bushwick Art This Weekend

Neither man nor woman can live solely in Bushwick

Notes from the Scene at Bushwick Block Party 2013

Notes from the Scene at Bushwick Block Party 2013

This past Saturday and for the fourth year running, the Bushwick Block Party took over Morgantown’s Moore Street for a free afternoon and evening of music, skateboarding, dancing, food trucks, drinking and other sweaty fun

6 Art Shows that Blur the Lines Between Art…and Everything Else

6 Art Shows that Blur the Lines Between Art…and Everything Else

Historically, there has been a distinct separation between media and genres of art – the beaux arts tradition imported from the Grande Academie of Paris, from which American art institutions were derived, maintained clear boundaries between the plastic, performing, and literary arts – whoa, I’ll stop there before I go off on an art historical tangent! While these boundaries have been questioned, challenged and straight up abolished during multiple decades and artistic movements, no better example of the line being blurred could be found than in Bushwick’s art events this week

#NoBSBOS Guide: Best Outdoor Events

#NoBSBOS Guide: Best Outdoor Events

Sunshine, friends, bikes, trucks, lots of booze and art everywhere! Bushwick Open Studios weekend might easily be proclaimed as the time of the year to spend out in the open

Local Kids and The Bushwick Starr to Present ‘Big Green Theater’ This Weekend

Local Kids and The Bushwick Starr to Present ‘Big Green Theater’ This Weekend

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You Must See These 5 Brilliant Art Shows: Net Art, Photography, Crucifixion

You Must See These 5 Brilliant Art Shows: Net Art, Photography, Crucifixion

It’s been ages since Armory Week ended (ok, not really ages, only like 5 days), but if you’re a proper art junkie just like us, you’re already anxiously planning your art weekend in the Bushwick area

The Fantastical Reality of Petros Chrisostomou’s Photography

The Fantastical Reality of Petros Chrisostomou’s Photography

A couple of weeks ago a remarkable photography exhibition by Petros Chrisostomou opened at Fuchs Projects

Rubulad’s New Location in Photos

Rubulad’s New Location in Photos

We reported a few weeks ago about the long-awaited return of Rubulad, a notorious Brooklyn underground party, in their enormous new space at the Knockdown Center

The 1st BOS 2013 Meeting Coming Up on Monday

The 1st BOS 2013 Meeting Coming Up on Monday

It is not too early to start thinking of June! Especially if you want to make the most out of your Bushwick Open Studios 2013 experience as a volunteer, venue or artist

Artist Couple decides to GO! Separate Ways about Upcoming Open Studio Event

Artist Couple decides to GO! Separate Ways about Upcoming Open Studio Event

By Jen Hitchings

PS: MOMA is Not Yet Involved

PS: MOMA is Not Yet Involved

By Terri Ciccone

Brooklyn Wayfarers: A Haven for Sculptors

Brooklyn Wayfarers: A Haven for Sculptors

By Katarina Hybenova 

Your Perfect Arty Sunday in Bushwick

Your Perfect Arty Sunday in Bushwick

By Katarina Hybenova

How was The Vis-a-Vis Festival (Photos)

How was The Vis-a-Vis Festival (Photos)

By Jen Hitchings

3 Bushwick Galleries Came to their End

3 Bushwick Galleries Came to their End

By Katarina Hybenova

Thoughts on Bushwick Open Studios 2012

Thoughts on Bushwick Open Studios 2012

The long version Bushwick Open Studios 2012

The Egg = social media + food + art

The Egg = social media + food + art

Text by Sean Alday