Here’s a tough question: What’s your favorite brunch place near Bleecker & Bowery? Your answer probably depends on whether you are in the mood for housemade sweet potato biscuits and baked eggs at The Smile or a bloody Maria and Huevos Divorciados (“divorced” Huevos Rancheros) at Hencho en Dumbo. Would you rather have Boulud’s über-rich brioche French toast at DBGB or a sammie and the warm red quinoa salad at Peels? Whatever your flavor, this is brunch in the Village, so there will be a wait. Add your name to the queue and head to Galerie Zürcher. (Note: the gallery opens at noon on Saturdays and 2 on Sundays.)
In 1889 Oscar Wilde wrote an essay, “The Decay of Lying: An Observation,” in which he suggested that bad art comes from attempting to represent an ideal reality rather than an irrational, messy one. Inspired by this perspective, artist Josh Blackwell curated Underemployed. Without this background knowledge, you’d walk into the gallery and find a frenetic mix of trash-as-treasure work including Blackwell’s Plastic Baskets and Brian Belott’s Books. The show solicits a strong reaction. Love it or hate it, you won’t soon forget it. Says Blackwell, “All art is political, and in exploring topics such as waste, craft, and quotidian experience these artworks propose specific answers to the nebulous questions concerning art’s meaning and purpose.” I’m not sure if I got answers, but I certainly have more questions. Maybe that's the point. What do you think?
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Venue: Galerie Zürcher
Artists: Brian Belott, Josh Blackwell, Rochelle Feinstein, Viktor Kopp, Miranda Lichtenstein, Mary Lum, Keiko Narahashi, Lizzie Scott, B Wurtz
Streets: Bleecker St, Lafayette - Bowery
Eats: The Smile, Hencho en Dumbo, DBGB, Peels
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