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Robotic Painting Performance by Karen Ingram & OpenTrons

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As part of her “Biogenetic Blooms” yeast painting collaborations, Karen Ingram will make living art using a liquid handling robot, the Opentrons OT-2. The OT-2 will be deployed to make imagery with tiny droplets of genetically modified yeast on agar. The yeast will bloom into colorful, living art. Stop by the artspace to see completed living artworks, and to see the robot in the act of producing a painting.

Embodied Futures & the Ecology of Care: Opening Reception

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Embodied Futures & the Ecology of Care serves as a nexus of art, biology, technology, and ethics, raising the essential question: How can the concept of “care” extend beyond the human sphere? By inviting viewers to see care as a dynamic force that sustains and nurtures all beings, this curation encourages us to break free of the hierarchical limitations often associated with the term.

"Embodied futures," as conceptualized within this exhibition, refers to a future where bodies, ecologies, and technologies merge. The artists challenge us to imagine a world where “care” becomes an inherent part of the fabric of existence, inspiring empathy and reciprocity across species and ecosystems.

Exhibition Dates

October 14, 2023 – March 2, 2024

Curated by

Elena Soterakis & Eve Barro

Exhibiting Artists

Aradhita Ajaykumar Parasrampuria, Katie Hubbell, Elaine Young, Karen Ingram, Laura Kung, Juyon Lee, Lolo Ostia, John Roach, Iz Nettere, Shihori Yamamoto, Suzanne Head

Special Thanks to Co-Organizers

Carolyn Hall & Clarinda Mac Low of Genspace, Junho Lee & Katherine Plourde of NARS Foundation, and DB Lampman of Makerspace

This exhibition is made possible by the collaborative efforts of Genspace, NARS Foundation, Makerspace, Sunset Park Open Studios BioBAT Inc., SUNY Downstate, the Brooklyn Army Terminal, and the New York Economic Development Corporation.

Sunset Park Open Studios 2023

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Sunset Park Open Studios SPOS is an annual, multi-day arts celebration of exhibitions, events, and open studios throughout Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Featuring hundreds of participating artists and art spaces from across the neighborhood, SPOS is free and open to the public. This year, SPOS will be held from Friday, October 13th through Sunday, October 15th, 2023. Throughout the weekend SPOS will welcome visitors to meet artists, curators and researchers from around the globe, and experience the beauty and diversity of the artistic process in both studio environments and institutional contexts alike.

Sunset Park Open Studios is a project of Sunset Park Wide Open, a non-profit organization founded in Fall 2023 by Sunset Park artist studios, galleries, and community organizations to recognize and promote the vibrant creative culture of Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Sunset Park Open Studios 2023 is presented by the following partner organizations and individual supporters: Art Cake, BioBAT Art Space, Context Space, Genspace, J&M Studios, John Avelluto, Makerspace NYC, NARS Foundation, Robert Melzmuf, Tabla Rasa Gallery, Thomas VanDyke Gallery & Yi Gallery.

La Magna Performance

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Tides of Light | After Party | BioBAT Dark Space

La Manga is a Brooklyn-based cultural identity laboratory inspired by the spirit of the modern and ancestral people of the Colombian Caribbean coast. La Manga have performed at Lincoln Center Joe's Pub, Nublu, MoMA PS1, Museum of the City of NY, Queens Theater, and the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.

Organized by

Matteo Rini

Tides of Light / Vibrant Matter Phase II: Opening Reception

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Tides of Light, Phase II of Yoko Shimizu’s largest solo exhibition in America. Shimizu’s new collection of work invites viewers to appreciate how non-human life can inform the artistic process and be welcomed as an intelligent and creative collaborator. Drawing inspiration from the scientific exploration of natural elements, Shimizu makes the invisible visible, creating a series of installations that explore the intelligent properties of living systems.

Exhibition Dates

May 6, 2023 – September 9, 2023

Artist

Yoko Shimizu

Curated by

Elena Soterakis