Current Art Exhibition: INFINITE SPACE
In View through May 30th
Since our partial re-opening (late August 2020), we have begun to host private live music performances where we were allowed to do live stream broadcasts or private small group recordings. All the musicians arrived with such enthusiasm and were excited to be able to play music despite not seeing their audiences. The music and the energy filled the room and we being the only “audiences” felt very privileged. But besides the live audiences, we felt something was missing. That’s when we reached out to our long term partner Arts Gowanus and we asked Johnny Thornton (Executive Director) for help. His response was immediate and enthusiastic.
This exhibition has come to life under Yvena Despagne’s curatorship. We are so honored to have artists Anita Trombetta and Johnny Thornton’s works exhibited at our space. This exhibition will run throughout May 2021. You can request an appointment to view the artwork at our location by emailing us: events@shapeshifterlab.com
Yvena Despagne, Artist/Curator in Residence
yvena@artgowanus.org
Yvena Despagne is a Haitian artist and art curator, based in New York City, who has a focus on highlighting emerging and mid-way career artists and their stories. She is also the owner and Creative Director for Art x Ayiti, an online platform dedicated to highlighting and uplifting contemporary artists of Haitian descent and the Diaspora. Yvena sets to encourage and provide opportunities for artists, who are interested in intercultural collaboration, dialogue and to indulge in the culture, while expanding on their individual talents.
Yvena has curated art exhibitions throughout Brooklyn, NY
This exhibition is brought to you by Arts Gowanus (curated by Yvena Despagne)
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If you’d like to schedule a viewing of the exhibited art work, please contact us: events@shapeshifterlab.com
