Cool Hunting
by Franklin Melendez
The art queers are at it again, offering the third installment of the much talked about video/performance series, Brooklyn Is Burning. Curated by Sarvia Jasso and Andres Bedoya, the one-night event takes gender bending to whole new heights, featuring the work of emerging artists interested in expanding the boundaries of sex, sexuality, the body and whatever is left in between.
Past efforts have featured the work of Deitch Projects superstar painter Matt Greene, London performance artist The O and the psychedelic visions of Brazilian collective Assume Vivid Astro Focus. (All images from previous installments.) Highlights from the latest cohort includes video artist Desiree Holman (who’s building buzz with her upcoming show at the Hammer in November), and New York-based Kathryn Garcia, with her ode to Liz Taylor and hysteria.
Needless to say, the event itself promises its own share of antics and characters, enough to justify a weekend ride on the L. With enough decadence and perversion to fill in the backdrop for any late Fellini movie, BIB attests to an energy many feared had disappeared from New York City…turns out it just hopped a borough.
Glasslands Gallery
5 July 2009, 9pm
289 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211 map
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