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Art This Week: Father + Son Collab, VR World, Hairy Domesticity

July 17, 2017 By Cassidy Dawn Graves

(image via Babycastles / Facebook)

Virtual Insanity™
Opening Monday, July 17 at VR World NYC, 7 pm to midnight.

I think we can all agree that reality as we know it currently leaves something to be desired. So, what about virtual reality? For those not particularly prone to dizziness and/or nausea, it can be a very effective way to literally escape the perils of life and be thrust into a new environment. Even if you move your head in a bunch of angles, you can’t escape it! It’s pretty remarkable, TBH. Or terrifying, depending on what world you’re virtually immersed in.

Tonight is the beginning of VR World NYC and Babycastles’ “VR-themed exhibition and concert.” You’ll be able to see VR ~experiences~ crafted by 9 developers/artists and vibe to music from Icarus Moth, RAFiA, and Haleek Maul. How hard can you dance without your VR goggles falling off? Tonight be the night to find out. More →

Tags: Babycastles, Donald Traver, gallery openings, Gallery Sensei, Jorge Andrew Gallery, Lower East Side, painting, self portrait, virtual reality, VR World NYC, west village, Williamsburg

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One Structure To Sustain You, Selena Lives On, And More Art Openings

June 5, 2017 By Cassidy Dawn Graves

(image courtesy of Cooler Gallery)

A Structure For Hope And Survival
Opening Tuesday, June 6 at Cooler Gallery, 7 pm to 10 pm. On view through June 30.

Artist Huy Bui has a penchant for constructing environments, and his latest creation to be brought to life at Navy Yard-adjacent art space Cooler Gallery is timely in its name: A Structure For Hope and Survival. Deemed a “framework of organizing artifacts, objects, art, tools, books, games, supplies, seeds, plants and provisions,” this “modular ecological unit” serves as a structure and container for anything you might need, from plants and seating areas to how-to books and emergency snacks. An artist statement indicates that a manual is in the works for anyone who might want to build one themselves. The opening reception on Tuesday will begin with a panel discussion entitled “Art and Architecture in the Anthropocene” with Bui, fellow artists, and people who have worked on projects like Playlab and the Lowline.

Tags: brooklyn navy yard, Bushwick, Cooler Gallery, Galerie Protege, gallery openings, Huy Bui, Jorge Andrew Gallery, Luz Angelica Fernandez, painting, photography, Signal Gallery, Travis Boyer