Broken Angel Gone

Above, the Broken Angel how it looked today, and below how it looked last time we were there.

Williamsburg: Freestyle

Last night, the Grasslands Gallery hosted an evening of improvisational music and art, which included the neo-No Wave stylings of Battery Charger (above) and dessert-making (trifle).

Desktop Day: Dumbo Double

Due to an out-of-towner, desktop day is late this week. But it did give us a chance to get down to the Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival for you. Instructions Left-click on the image first to open up the large version. Windows PC: Right-click on the large image and select 'set as desktop background'. You can also right-click and 'save as', then use your desktop properties settings to add the file you just saved and format it how you prefer. There's more info on customising your PC desktop here.

Mac: Macintosh instructions can be found here.

Roosevelt Island Art: Call for Collaborators and Tent Patrons

Southpoint, looking north on Roosevelt Island Artist Thom Sokoloski will be putting an arrangement of 100 19th Century tents on Roosevelt Island this October. 'The Encampment' will be open to the public from 7pm to 1am each night. Sokoloski is looking for creative collaborators and tent patrons for the work. "For a contribution of $250, your name, family or organization will be visibly attached to a tent and listed in the official souvenir program and website. In return you will also receive a curio of an image of The Encampment printed on the tent canvas. And of course, if you come to see The Encampment, you will be cordially invited to join us for some opening night cheer!" It will definitely be worth shelling out two bucks for the cable car ride over the river. October 5-7, 2007, 7pm to 1am nightly on Southpoint, Roosevelt Island. Thanks to Curbed for the tip.

New Gowanus Venue: The Yard

Temporarily vacant space in Gowanus is being put to good use. Alicia from Mean Red Productions tells us, "We're calling it the yard, it is a beautiful outdoor space on the water where we've planned a film and concert series. There is also a silo on the property in which we're curating small music & art shows. The land is destined to become condos in a few years, but before that happens we'd like to make the most of it to create a new music and art destination in the neighbourhood." The first show is on July 1st and includes the Babylon Circus from France and Wax Poetic. Click on the flyer to the left for more details. There's quite a lot of "land destined to become condos" around Brooklyn so it would be good to see more of these initiatives springing up.