October 18, 2022 • View in browser

Good morning. ⛅ Last weekend, our reporters visited the Sunset Park and Gowanus open studio events in Brooklyn and came back with impressions of the art and illuminating insights into the changing landscape of artist studios in NYC. There's a lot happening in both neighborhoods (Sunset Park is particularly hot right now) but, as usual, fears of displacement because of rezoning and gentrification are part of the picture.

Also today, a report from Manifesta 14 in Kosovo, an intimate look at Athens, and the mind-boggling tree sculptures of an artist who proudly calls himself “Monsieur Plant.”

— Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor

The Mind-Bending Tree Sculptures of “Monsieur Plant”

French artist Christophe Guinet’s mesmerizing plaster sculptures mimic the ability of trees to assume other forms. | Sarah Rose Sharp

SUNSET PARK WIDE OPEN 

Affordable for Now, Sunset Park Rises as a Buzzing NYC Arts Hub

Participants of Sunset Park’s open studios this weekend told Hyperallergic why they’ve shifted gears and joined the up-and-coming community. | Rhea Nayyar

Up Close and Personal With Four Sunset Park Artists

From surrealist suburban horror to collaborative assemblage, artists brought originality, humor, and curiosity to Sunset Park Wide Open. | Jasmine Liu

GOWANUS OPENS UP

Gowanus Artists Open Their Studios Amid Displacement Concerns

Many Gowanus artists said they cherish the ability to work off the beaten path in an area conducive to creative labor — and they hope it remains as such. | Billy Anania

Six Artists I Discovered at Gowanus Open Studios

Amid an endless visual feast of colorful wall art, some of this year’s artists showed up with personal ruminations of intimacy and dark reflections on societal norms. | Elaine Velie

BRIDGING PAST & PRESENT

The Past, Present, and Future of Kosovo Collide at Manifesta 14

Many exhibits at the biennial seem to be about Kosovans setting things right and regaining a sense of control over their lives and livelihoods. | Tim Brinkhof

An Evocative Portrait of Athens Through Time and Family

In the Same Space is a moving dialogue between artist Eirini Vourloumis and her grandfather, painter Andreas Vourloumis, and a flickering portrait of the Greek capital. | Kirsten O’Regan

MORE FROM HYPERALLERGIC

Love May Be Timeless, But Not Painless

Rahat Mahajan's debut feature The Cloud Messenger finds resonance in suffering as a means to liberation. | Arun A.K.

Seeing the Unseen Inside a Macabre Medical Museum

Forensic photographer Nikki Johnson and curator Anna N. Dhody share their thoughts about morbid anatomy and abstraction in their latest exhibition at Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum. | Billy Anania

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