Proteus Gowanus - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Proteus Gowanus. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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“Thirst” Exhibition
Proteus Gowanus presents THIRST, the third investigatory adventure of our yearlong exploration of WATER. THIRST is a participatory curatorial project exploring thirsty materials, plants, animals and people....More »
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Jen Bervin, David East, Marget Long Group Exhibition
For the second exhibition of our WATER year, Proteus Gowanus presents a new exhibition by our Project-in-Residence Reanimation Library : Reanimation Library | Gowanus Branch will present new work by...More »
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“Containment” Exhibition
Containment “Our first exhibition of the Water year is Containment, exploring our increasingly troubled relationship with water. Containment suggests antithetical meanings: on the one hand, the act of...More »
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"War of Words" Exhibition
Our theme from September, 2012 through July, 2013 is Battle, the ultimate conflict. We open the Battle year with the exhibition War of Words, exploring ideas of conflict as filtered through the not-so-precise...More »
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"The Fool's Journey" Exhibition
"The Fool's Journey" two-part exhibition curated by Curious Matter and Proteus Gowanus.More »
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"A. Object Migration" Exhibition
When we think about migration, we tend to focus on people and creatures, the mobile inhabitants of the planet. But life and motion create products and byproducts: tools, waste, the implements of culture....More »
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"Bedevilment in Paradise" Exhibition
For our last exhibition of the Paradise year, we focus on Bedevilment, in collaboration with our friends at Curious Matter, who will install an exhibit within the exhibit entitled The Naming of the Animals. Myth...More »
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"Transport" Exhibition
Recent economic chaos has laid bare the tentative framework that supports America’s culture of consumption. The auto industry, the quintessential symbol of the pioneering American spirit, has all but collapsed....More »
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"The Writhing Society" Meeting
To all those interested in the process of writing with constraints, that is, by following the arbitrary, sometimes mathematical, rules invented by the French group Oulipo and others: You are invited to...More »
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"Mend" Exhibition
The 2008/9 exhibit of art, artifacts, books, and related programs at Proteus Gowanus revolves around the theme MEND. From mending a piece of fabric to solving global problems, we will explore the theme...More »