Morbid Anatomy Library Benefit – Saturday, June 30
Friends, fans of Observatory, nerd-party people: Lend me your ears. Our good friend Joanna Ebenstein, curator of the Morbid Anatomy Library, has suffered some losses to her wonderfully weird archive due to a fire and flood in our little gallery. To amend the sitch, she’s hosting a big gala benefit on June 30. Presently appear [...]
Proteus Gowanus annual benefit: NOMAD MIXER
The annual Proteus Gowanus benefit is coming up soon. Buy a ticket! Deetz: Nomad Mixer Saturday, June 2, 7–10 PM As our Migration year draws to a close we invite you to celebrate the things we’ve seen, how far we’ve come and where we’re going next. Image by Atty Gell A Party to Benefit Proteus Gowanus! [...]
Organism for Poetic Research/Pelt event at Observatory this Friday!
The future of poetry, philosophy, publishing, and collaboration come together in DIY para-academic groups such as the Organism for Poetic Research/Pelt. I have only found out about these dedicated word-scientists recently, and I’m proud to be hosting them at Observatory on Friday. If you have any interest in the intersection of poetry, philosophy, and political [...]
Sigils & Signs at Observatory
We’re proud to belatedly announce Sigils & Signs, a new show curated by our good friend and colleague Pam Grossman, at Observatory. Sigils & Signs is a group show of artworks featuring magical symbols. The show will be up through Sunday, June 17, 2012. The show is gorgeous. If you’re in Brooklyn between now and mid-June, [...]
The Pop-Up Museum… Go see it!
THE POP-UP MUSEUM of the Gowanus Canal Curated by the Hollow Earth Society and Radio Transmission Ark March 3 – April 22, 2012 Progress Party showcasing the evolved work of the Pop-Up Museum: 8:00 PM, Friday April, 6th. See our inspirations on Tumblr >> Say hello on Twitter >> A museum’s mission involves the categorization, preservation, and contextualization [...]
Parasites: A User’s Guide at Cornelia Street Cafe
So excited to host our second talk at Cornelia Street Cafe: A Short Film Screening with Filmmaker and Ecologist Sharon Shattuck At The Cornelia Street Cafe as part of the BODY AS FUNHOUSE MIRROR series Sunday, February 26 • 6 PM • $10 (includes a drink!) Presented by Hollow Earth Society and Ted Enik Originally presented by Morbid Anatomy Parasites challenges [...]
Observatory’s Lunar-Themed 3rd Anniversary Fundraiser Party
Come celebrate with us, and help support your favorite interdisciplinarian art, science, & occult event space. Saturday, February 18th • 8pm Admission: $20 Check out our art show, Lunation: Art on the Moon, and then trip out to a Moon Phantasmagoria show by VJ Fuzzy Bastard. We’ll also be screening episodes from the Midnight Archive, a show [...]
Our Next Observatory Show: LUNATION!
LUNATION: Art on the Moon Observatory’s first group-curated show • January 7 – February 26, 2012 Opening Party: Saturday, January 7th, 7–10 PM, FREE Artists and scientists have always been attracted to the moon… Our closest celestial neighbor, the earth’s little sister, the moon creates the tides and illuminates the woods at night. For centuries, [...]
