1329 Willoughby Ave, # 2B, Brooklyn, NY 11237. Open Mondays and Thursdays to Sundays,
1pm to 6pm. (
Bushwick may be famous for its street murals,
but an increasing number of art galleries are
relocating to this up-and-coming Brooklyn
neighborhood. When Elle Burchill and Andrea
Monti founded Microscope Gallery in 2010 to
showcase sound, digital, video, and performance
art, they envisioned a space that was not a typical
performance venue. The design of the current
space in Bushwick, which opened in 2014, is
more traditional art gallery and less theatrical —
it’s also much bigger than their old 23ft-long
space at Charles Place. The gallery features
emerging artists, including a number of
Brooklyn-based artists such as Zach Nader, Joel
Schlemowitz, and Sarah Halpern.
MICROSCOPE
GALLERY
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NewYork’s
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Street Art / Public Art
Summertime is gorgeous for wandering the city in search of
street art. Graff Tours offers walking tours of street art in lower
Manhattan and Brooklyn (Bushwick and Williamsburg) for
US$20 per person. Street Art Walk also gives tours of
Bushwick and Williamsburg for US$25 per person. Or peruse
the High Line for a taste of public art. Colorful pop-art-style
murals and quirky installations are abundant along the 1.5-
mile elevated park in Chelsea, all of which are commissioned
by the community organization High Line Art.
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