WHO: Artists who lived in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, before 2000 and moved to the Hudson Valley. Williamsburg at the end of the 20th century was home for many artists and musicians, garnering press coverage around the world that included a New York magazine cover story in 1993, “The New Bohemia,” and articles in the New York Times and European zines about the music and art scene. It was cheap living with no other entertainment any closer than Manhattan, until it was no longer cheap and no longer an isolated part of Brooklyn. As gentrification set in, many artists moved away. Some moved upstate to the Hudson Valley and reconnected with old friends. This exhibit celebrates artists who've made art for more than 30 years, staying true to their art and their friends.
From Croton to Catskill, over 20 artists present new art along with something from their 1990’s Williamsburg.
WHERE: Untouchable (bar) and Assisted Living (project space) together make up a new venue from the folks behind Quinn’s in Beacon. It's located at 40 Liberty Street, Newburgh, New York. The exhibition and performance space is behind the bar in a newly renovated room.
WHEN: The opening is on Friday, February 7, 2025 at 6PM (snow date February 8). Performances are scheduled for February 7, 8, 14,15.
All the artists are writing short pieces about their experiences before and/or after the move. A catalog incorporating these pieces will be available by the opening.
Anna West was asked to organize and curate the exhibit. She lived in Williamsburg from 1989 until 2004, when she moved to Beacon, New York. Besides showing her work in solo and group shows, she helped organize Williamsburg Open Studios in 1992 and 1993. An activist, she was involved with Transportation Alternatives organizing the neighborhood to demand a temporary walkway during repairs to the Williamsburg Bridge in 1992. She has continued painting and initiating public art projects since moving to the Hudson Valley and has had solo shows recently at Garrison Art Center in Garrison, New York, and at Art Flow Gallery in Paleochora, Crete.