Jason Krugman’s Living Objects Press Release

JASON  KRUGMAN’S  LIVING OBJECTS—

MAJOR  PUBLIC  ART  INSTALLATION  IN  McCARREN  PARK

North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition (NbPac) is pleased to present Living Objects, a site-specific installation in McCarren Park, opening Sunday, November 22.

McCarren Park is the largest park in North Brooklyn, serving the entire region, drawing thousands of visitors each month. NbPac in collaboration with Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn (OSA), the area’s premiere parks development and improvement nonprofit, is bringing the largest public art installation in McCarren Park’s recent history to our local communities.

Living Objects will feature three LED-lit sculptures on the roof of the Parks and Recreation Facilities building in the Northwestern area of the park. The illuminated figures will be perched on top of the building, greeting visitors and creating a captivating spectacle against the Brooklyn night sky.

Living Objects will build upon a long-standing tradition of temporary art installations in New York City parks, enhancing McCarren Park and making art accessible to all in North Brooklyn.  The sculptures will engage the park’s regular users by evoking a sense of wonder and curiosity, creating a beacon of light attracting visitors and passers-by.  NbPac and OSA are proud to revitalize our public spaces and further establish McCarren Park and North Brooklyn as destinations for arts and culture.

Please join us for a fundraiser for the project on Wednesday, November 11^th at Berry Park (4 Berry St. between Nassau Ave. and N. 14^th Street) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.  Also, please save the date for an opening celebration on November 22^nd.

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Jason Krugman’s Living Objects is presented by North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition (NbPac), in collaboration with Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn (OSA) and with support from NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.  Lead sponsorship has been provided by Light-Up Brooklyn.  Additional support has been provided by Ttillet Lighting Design, Inc, and Crest Hardware.

Light-Up Brooklyn

http://www.lightupbrooklyn.com/

Lead Sponsorship for Living Objects has been provided by Light-Up

Brooklyn. Light-Up Brooklyn, located in North Brooklyn, is the new

“brick & mortar” lighting store of one of the Web’s largest and most popular lighting store, upscalelighting.com. Light-Up Brooklyn features products from some of the most prestigious lighting manufacturers available today.

Save the Date! Wednesday, November 11th at Berry Park

Save the Date!
Wednesday, November 11th
Berry Park, 4 Berry Street (at North 14th Street)

NbPac-ers,

Come out to celebrate Living Objects by Jason Krugman, the latest project of the North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition on Wednesday, November 11th. Help NbPac support local arts and get ready for a night of music, snacks, and art antics.  Berry Park just opened this summer and has tons of specialty german beers on tap for the season.  If it’s a warm night, we’ll also be taking over the roof deck.  More details coming soon!

Jason Krugman’s Living Objects is presented by North Brooklyn Public Art Coaltion (NbPac), in collaboration with Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn (OSA) and with support from NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.

Lead sponsorship for Living Objects has been provided by Light-Up Brooklyn.

OPENING in McCarren Park NOVEMBER 22^nd!

KICKSTART LOCAL PUBLIC ART: Support NbPac Through Kickstarter!

NbPac’s upcoming project, Living Objects , will feature three sculptural objects as part of this magnificent installation by local artist Jason Krugman.
YOU can help us make this project happen by donating to the project on KICKSTARTER.
Kickstarter is a funding platform for artists, designers and all kinds of creative folks! We are thrilled to be participating in this unique program. All the money raised goes to material costs, installation costs, insurance and maintenance. Stay tuned for details on opening day!
Email us with questions or comments: northbrooklynpublicart@gmail.com

Vote for NbPAC at FEAST this Saturday!

Thanks to all you movie lovers and public art supporters who came out to the Moviehouse on India Street that ended with a great night on September 21st for Brooklyn Documentaries!

And now, we invite you to join NbPac at the upcoming FEAST (Funding Emerging Art with Sustainable Tactics) dinner this coming Saturday, October 3rd. Come hear about NbPac’s next exciting public art project, and more importantly, come out and vote!

Head to: Church of the Messiah 129 Russell Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, from 5-8pm, for yummy local food, community participation and be part of funding local art! NbPac will be there spreading the word about our upcoming installation, so come out, say hi and vote.
Click here to see NbPac’s proposal

Hope to see you all on Saturday!

Moviehouse on India Street: Brooklyn Docs

Join us on the final day of summer for the final show of Moviehouse on India Street. We’ll be showing Brooklyn Docs on Monday, September 21 at 8:30 pm.
Two Brooklyn-based documentary teams take you inside our neighborhood, first with a look at pigeon farmers and second with a look at disappearing industry. It’s a fascinating look at where the neighborhood is now and where it might be in the next few years.

Filmmakers JL Aronson and Daniel Ross will be on hand to share their thoughts afterward.

Up on the Roof by JL Aronson
Up on the Roof follows several devoted pigeon keepers on Williamsburg’s south side through the rigors and rewards of a quintessential New York tradition. The film considers what we lose in the process of renewal and treats the audience like an insider in an unseen and —in many ways— vanishing world.

Uncertain Industry by Daniel Ross and Tom Vigliotta
New York City was once the capital of American manufacturing. In 1950, the city boasted nearly one million manufacturing jobs. By 2007 that number had dwindled to 100,000. Today, New York’s surviving factories face stiff competition from foreign imports, and they have to fight for space against condo developments and businesses ranging from art galleries to clothing stores. What has losing this vital source of jobs meant for New York’s economy?

It’s all projected on the mural at the end of India Street (between West Street and the East River in Greenpoint, Brooklyn). The India Street Mural Project is the kickoff project for North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition (NbPac) and presented with Council Member David Yassky. It is part of a greater urban revitalization for India Street, the waterfront, and the surrounding neighborhood. The event is part of a four night screening series called Moviehouse on India Street featuring projections by filmmakers, animators, and documentarians from Brooklyn and beyond.

The project is funded by Broadway Stages and presented in partnership with Open Space Alliance.

The India Street Mural Movies at Brooklyn Artillery

How the Mural Got Made on Sept 8th

Join the North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition and Moviehouse for an interactive screening of How The Mural Got Made at the India Street Mural on Tuesday, September 8.

The new-painted mural will literally come alive when six local filmmakers Lam Thuy Vo, Joshua Carrero, Sarah Pirozek, Vanara Taing, Nathan Punwar, Hiram Becker, and Chris King present the movies they created to capture the artists—Ali Aschman, Eve Biddle & Josh Frankel, Chris Soria, Joshua Abram Howard, Robert Seng, and Skewville—as they spent the month of June turning a common white wall into a master work of public art.

Each of the wall’s four empty spaces will simultaneously turn into a screen, inviting the audience into the world of the artists. After the screenings the filmmakers and artists will speak with each other and the audience about the creative process that went into creating the mural and the films. VJ Clay Franklin will open and close the show with his visual beats and graphics.

It’s all projected on the mural at the end of India Street (between West Street and the East River in Greenpoint, Brooklyn) in a free interactive environment with a spectacular view of the Manhattan skyline. The India Street Mural Project is the kickoff project for North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition (NbPac) and presented with Council Member David Yassky. It is part of a greater urban revitalization for India Street, the waterfront, and the surrounding neighborhood. The event is part of a four night screening series called Moviehouse on India Street featuring projections by filmmakers, animators, and documentarians from Brooklyn and beyond.

The project is funded by Broadway Stages and presented in partnership with Open Space Alliance. Additional support is provided by Che Bushwick.

Screening Series at India Street Mural Project

Join the North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition and Moviehouse for Moviehouse on India Street on August 17, August 31, September 8 and September 21. Over four nights the India Street mural will feature projections by filmmakers, animators, and documentarians.

The new-painted mural will literally come alive on September 8 when six local filmmakers Lam Thuy Vo, Joshua Carrero, Sarah Pirozek, Vanara Taing, Nathan Punwar, Hiram Becker, and Chris King present the movies they created to capture the artists– Ali Aschman, Eve Biddle & Josh Frankel, Chris Soria, Joshua Abram Howard, Robert Seng, and Skewville– as they spent the month of June turning a common white wall into a master work of public art.

Each of the wall’s five empty spaces will simultaneously turn into a screen, inviting the audience into the world of the artists. After the screenings, the filmmakers and artists will speak with each other and the audience about the creative process that went into creating the mural and the films.

On August 17, NYC’s funniest and finest animators including Patrick Smith, Catherine Chao and Kieran O’Hare will make animals talk, dolls love, and buildings walk. On August 31, the Bushwick Film Festival shares a selection of their best films from each of the fest’s first three years. Then on September 21, the series wraps up with two decidedly Brooklyn documentaries: Uncertain Industry and Up on the Roof.

It’s all projected on the mural at the end of India Street in a free interactive environment with a spectacular view of the Manhattan skyline. The India Street Mural Project is the kickoff project for North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition (NbPac) and presented with Council Member David Yassky. It is part of a greater urban revitalization for India Street, the waterfront, and the surrounding neighborhood.

For more information contact Chris Henderson of Moviehouse at moviehouseBK@gmail.com and Ciara McKeown of the North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition at northbrooklynpublicart@gmail.com.

Times:

All screenings at 8:30pm

Facebook event link

Lam Thuy Vo (Webby-winner)

Joshua Carrero of New Children- New York

Vanara Taing

Hiram Becker

Chris King the Brooklyn Film Collective

Nathan Punwar of Kettle Corn Rock

Sarah Pirozek of Dame Work

Eve Biddle and The Wassaic Project

India Street Mural Project artist Eve Biddle is a founder The Wassaic Project, a creative space in Wassaic, New York and we’d like to congratulate the recent story in New York Times! You can read an excerpt below and the whole article here.

“Ms. Biddle, who commutes frequently from her apartment in Brooklyn to Wassaic in a Honda Civic decorated with a wrap-around decal of an octopus eating a steak, said she and the other co-founders of the project hope to keep the space, which is nonprofit, open for several years, to attract emerging and more established artists from around the world. They also hope to keep admission free (although they do ask for donations).

While Wassaic is a long way from becoming the next Marfa or Dia:Beacon, it offers a retreat from commercial pressures and art-world politics that is rare anywhere near New York City, Ms. Biddle said, and a space that is a world of its own even by the standards of industrial art galleries.

“About the only thing we can’t offer,” she added, “is white walls.”

Launch Day Recap

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for the launch of India Street Mural Project last Saturday. We are so grateful to see all the artists and collaborators mingle with the crowd enjoying the drinks, the burgers, the live music and most importantly, the freshly completed murals donned on the massive wall of India Street. The all day affair filled with sounds and beats from a few of the best local bands and there was nothing better than munching on a burger or arepas and biting into a elaborately decorated cookie. There was live screen printing on site where random bags and t-shirts were re-christened with cheeky decorations and four square was the game of the day. Each mural presented itself in all its bright and colorful glory while visitors celebrated on its behalf. We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to share with the public our goal and vision to spread public art around North Brooklyn with this first major project and we look forward to seeing you in our future endeavors.

Go to our Flickr page to view and add photos from the launch.

Click here to see a video clip of Dilian perform.

And below is a video of Joshua’s mural making process.