"Space Half Empty" Exhibition
Fowler Project Space
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Participating artists include Keighty Alexander, Melissa Bartlett, Benjamin Bois, Sophia Glass, Elizabeth Grammaticas, Tom Henry, Thomas Kwak, Dillon Lundeen-Goldschlag, Kate Nielsen, Rebecca Senn, Hannah Simmons, Calvin Siegel, James Vanderberg, and Emily Zuch.
Located at 67 West Street in the historic Greenpoint Terminal Market, Fowler inhabits a building that is an important link to Brooklyn's maritime past. Built in the 1890's, the Terminal Market originally housed a rope factory, and it was later repurposed for storage of goods such as coffee, cocoa, diamonds, and gold. After a long period of disuse, during which the complex became known as “The Forgotten City,” a 10-alarm fire in 2006 destroyed the majority of the waterfront buildings. Starting in 2010, when Fowler was established in the then mostly empty building, 67 West began to be developed into artist studios and workshops.
The past two years have seen the building and the surrounding industrial landscape of the Greenpoint waterfront revitalized with new life. 67 West’s purpose has repeatedly shifted over the years, but the building's identity has never fully transformed. Cleats that were used to braid rope so long ago are still visible on the building’s many timber pillars, and coffee beans are still found in tiny crevasses between planks of the ancient wooden floors. These remnants of the past serve as constant reminders that the building will never fully belong to its present inhabitants. It is these blips and traces of 67 West's long lifetime that have inspired Fowler's studio artists in Space Half Empty.
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Schedule
from June 15, 2012 to July 15, 2012
Opening Reception on 2012-07-15 from 19:00 to 22:00