Graphite

A tad larger than a hole in the wall, the Graphite is a sliver of the trendy hipster scene that permeates through the artistic graffiti laced walls of Williamsburg. You can almost hear the sighs of indifference.
This tiny art gallery corner features interesting abstract works filled with esoteric allusions. You can take in all the modern art in under 5 minutes (the amount of time it takes to walk around the room).
My boyfriend and I were not too impressed with the show we last viewed. It was so highly forgettable that even now I can only vaguely recall some crazy green swirls.
However, though this miniscule art space did not feature the visual feast that I so craved, it does have a reputation of showcasing fun/​interesting/​poignant works of art.

I stopped by here the other day on my fixed gear heading to Lorimer. It’s a cute little gallery, quite small. They were doing a show on the Tsunami. A photographer & videographer had collected footage from towns in the direct area of the tsunami devastation. Quite sad yet heartwarming to see how strong people can be in the face of such destruction.
The show is still on, so I’d recommend stopping over to see it.

It’s a stylish corner space with two big welcoming windows a short walk from the Lorimer stop on the L. The staff is friendly, and if you like Japanese art or popart you’ll like this gallery. The owner (used to work for Takashi Murakami?) is Japanese and hosted his first show with pieces by the eropop artist Hiroki Otsuka. Lots of manga style contemporary pieces, framed drawings and paintings, paintings on garbage, silkscreen prints, and some really crazy big stuff (i.e. cow costume toilet seat boy on a big mounted door)
The opening was a lot of fun especially since they gave out free beer and cake?!? There were many opportunities for me to practice my Japanese there, which made for a really great time. It did get a little crowded, but the crowd just spilled out onto the street which seemed fine.
I’m definitely looking forward to what other artists exhibit at this gallery and I’m absolutely going to be at the next opening with beer in hand.

The show «Super Ero Manga Bros» by Hiroki Otsuka was interestingly oozing out from this small corner gallery. I spoke Japanese to a person at the gallery.
I liked Hiroki’s art using multi colors of Post-​It on his work as to blurred sex area as if we are not supposed to see…