"Gowanus: Brooklyn In Transition" Show At Brooklyn Public Library

Photo By Jose Gaytan

Photographer Jose Gaytan contacted me a while back and sent me a few of his amazing photos of the Gowanus Canal. He was working on a show of his work and spent a lot of time in the Gowanus area taking more photos. The opening is next week. Below is the info. Hope you can go see it.

The Gowanus: Brooklyn in Transition
by Jose Gaytan
"A Photographic Essay of the Gowanus"www.josegaytan.com

Brooklyn Public Library
1 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Grand Lobby
June 16 - August 29
Opening Reception
Wednesday, June 17, 6 - 8 PM
Dweck Center Lobby

The library is located across the street from Grand Army Plaza. Take the 2 or 3 train to the Grand Army Plaza station.

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'Twilight On The Waterfront': Nate Kensinger Exhibit At The Central Library

I received this email from blogger friend Nate Kensinger. If you are not familiar with his blog or with his incredible photos of our ever changing and disappearing industrial Brooklyn, you just have to click here.
Nate's "Twilight On The Waterfront- Brooklyn's Vanishing Industrial Heritage"show at the Central Brooklyn Public Library starts June 18th. I'll try to catch it. Here is more info from Nate, himself:

Hi Katia -

I wanted to invite you to my upcoming photography exhibit at the Brooklyn Library on Grand Army Plaza. Its titled "Twilight on the Waterfront - Brooklyn's Vanishing Industrial Heritage" and is a timely exhibit about the Brooklyn industrial waterfront. It features rare views inside places like the Domino Sugar Refinery, Admirals Row, and underneath the Atlantic Yards, along with concise descriptions of each location and its endangered status.

The show opens on June 18th and goes to August 30th. On June 18th, there will be a "meet the artists" viewing of the work from 7:30pm to 9pm, in the Grand Lobby of the library.

Also showing is Randy Duchaine, with a selection of his portraits of NY waterfront trade titled "New York Waters."

Ironically, "Twilight on the Waterfront" opens on the same day as the Red Hook Ikea, and features several photos from inside the historic structures that were destroyed during the Ikea construction process. Those shots, like most of the photos in the show, were taken in off-limits areas the public rarely gets to see.

More information about my show can be seen here:
http://kensinger.blogspot.com/2008/05/photo-exhibits.html


Best -

Nathan Kensinger
kensinger.blogspot.com

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