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Archives for September 2013

Dijital Fix Priced Out of Mini Mall — Fixin’ to Move

September 27, 2013 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

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“La Sardina 35mm camera; an entirely new, fresh analogue wide-angle camera from Lomography that channels the design of the humble sardine can.”

The “rent pandemic,” as we know it, has caught up with the premier design electronics shop Dijital Fix which has made its home in the Bedford Mini-Mall for six years. They are closing their doors on Sunday, Sept 29 due to the inability to come to an equitable agreement with the landlord regarding their rent.

“They are hilariously nearly tripling the rent,” said David Auerbach, the owner, who says in an email to WG that they are looking for a new home in the ‘burg. They have some good leads, and they look forward to reopening soon with “a bright new store, with a revitalized concept.”

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Pocket Utopia “Gallerartist” and Sara Schmerler Team Up for “Session One”

September 26, 2013 By Sarah Schmerler Leave a Comment

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“Gallerartist” Austin Thomas, and her shadow image, at the first Pocket Utopia Gallery. Gallery image photo by Catherine Bindman

What’s the role of the art gallery in the 21st century? Why are some artists successful, while others spin their wheels, forever seeking career satisfaction? For Austin Thomas, artist and owner-director of Pocket Utopia Gallery, the art world is a kind of ecosystem, and we are all viable elements within it, sustaining it and make it whole.

In this intimate conversation with Thomas that took place at Pocket Utopia—the gallery she started in Bushwick and then moved to the Lower East Side—you’ll glean some of the answers. Full disclosure: Thomas and I are recent collaborators; on August 4, we conducted a mind-blowing, four-hour lab session with nine artists called “Session One” of “Pocket U-niverse-ity.” To put it simply, we felt we could forge a radical anti-grad-school form of collaborative learning whereby an art gallery serves as the hardware, the art market serves as the software, and the artists provide the content.

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Traditional Hat Makers & Master Shoemakers—Head and Feet Above the Rest

September 26, 2013 By Kelley Shields Leave a Comment

A shoemaker's tools, and bespoke shoe in progress / photo by Joyce A. George

A shoemaker’s tools, and bespoke shoe in progress / photo by Joyce A. George

Most people will work to provide a living for themselves while only a small number will provide themselves the living they want to do through the work they choose.

Without question a smaller populace within the populous, those who follow their heart’s call are nonetheless a critically important segment of any community. It requires a particular quality of energy—a blend of vision, courage, tenacity, ingenuity and near boundless energy—to produce something people want, that the producer of said something additionally wants to provide. For the past 30 years this quality of energy, the magic of creativity to be succinct, has literally transformed the Williamsburg/Greenpoint area. This article profiles a few local creatives making beautiful hats and shoes that many of us want to own.

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New Date for “Rock the Pulaski” is Oct 4th—Mark Your Calendars

September 25, 2013 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

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Greenpoint Film Festival 2013 Wrap Up

September 24, 2013 By Keith R. Higgons Leave a Comment

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After a successful opening night on Thursday, September 19, the third annual Greenpoint Film Festival wrapped on Sunday. Just as she has done in the previous two years, Festival Director Rosa Valado was able to tap into the creativity of our neighborhood as well as bring together a diverse group of films and filmmakers from around the world. In addition to screening a number of amazing films, the Greenpoint Film Festival played host to a number of spirited discussions and panels.

The festival had the prerequisite narrative and documentary categories in addition to highlighting micro-budget/DIY films, experimental films, and offered a music video screening and discussion. The closing day, Sunday, featured an extensive environmental film and discussion series in addition to animated and performance films.

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