art review
Two weeks ago I came across Sarah Nelson Wright’s compelling statement about Brooklyn Makes published here on Urban Omnibus. A thoughtful text for a contemplative project. I stopped by when she presented the project recently on the streets of …
10 19 09 • by Kirsten Hively • art review, brooklyn, greenpoint, industry, manufacturing, public art, review, sarah nelson wright, street, to do, urban exploration, williamsburg
Wandering around the industrial landscape of Gowanus, with its odd mix of tire shops, taxi yards and enterprising creative hives, often yields pleasant surprises (omnibus-enabled birdhouses, for example). At the moment, one such surprise is a poetic exposition of the
Riding the subway in New York is an exercise in cognitive dissonance: jammed together with strangers, most of us respect the unwritten edict to feign isolation in a space that forces interaction. We read, twiddle our thumbs or our phones, …
