For those who bemoaned the loss of Tower Records in New York’s East Village (or the gaping retail hole left in the landmark building on Broadway and 4th), take heart. For the next month, non-profit organization No Longer Empty is staging a temporary gallery and multimedia art exhibition, launched Friday with a performance by Loud Objects with Mens’ Noise Choir. Though we’d like to see something more permanent take roost (the space has recently hosted a Toys ‘R’ Us pop-up shop, Steve & Barry’s, and a quickie Manhattan outpost of the Brooklyn Flea), paying homage to East Village culture with an art and music extravaganza seems befitting.
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What do you get when you put 25 artists in a former convent? Curators Christina Vassallo and Adam Henry of Random Number aim to demonstrate this weekend and next, when their show system:system opens in the St. Cecilia parish at 21 Monitor Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Rather than let the abandoned building turn into something akin to this, the good parishioners are lending the space to a bevy of art-related activities: film shoots, screenings, dance performances, and art exhibitions. We’ve got pictures of the system:system installation in progress, plus details on the show after the jump. Read More »
