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'''''Famous Accountants''''' is a [[contemporary art]] gallery located in the [[Bushwick]] neighborhood of Brooklyn. It was founded in October 2009 by artists Kevin Regan and Ellen Letcher. |
'''''Famous Accountants''''' is a [[contemporary art]] gallery located in the [[Bushwick]] neighborhood of Brooklyn. It was founded in October 2009 by artists Kevin Regan and Ellen Letcher, who wish to carry on the community spirit of Austin Thomas's closed Pocket Utopia gallery.<ref>[http://brooklynrail.org/2010/05/artseen/brooklyn-dispatches-dog-years Kalm, James. "Brooklyn Dispatches: Dog Years". The Brooklyn Rail. May 2010]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The gallery is located in the basement of a building on Gates Avenues that was owned for nearly 15 years by performance artist [[Genesis P-Orridge]]. <ref>Bushwick BK</ref> In a profile in the New York Times Ms. P-Orridge claimed that she was "forced out [of the neighborhood] by the hipsters" and that she would relocate to the [[Lower East Side]].<ref>http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/granny-takes-another-trip/</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The gallery is located in the basement of a building that was owned for nearly 15 years by performance artist [[Genesis P-Orridge]]. <ref>Bushwick BK</ref> In a profile in the New York Times Ms. P-Orridge claimed that she was "forced out [of the neighborhood] by the hipsters" and that she would relocate to the [[Lower East Side]].<ref>http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/granny-takes-another-trip/</ref> |
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Along with other galleries (names and links here), Famous Accountants is part of a concentration of art spaces that are bushwick culture. |
Along with other galleries (names and links here), Famous Accountants is part of a concentration of art spaces that are bushwick culture. |
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Revision as of 16:25, 1 September 2011
Famous Accountants is a contemporary art gallery located in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. It was founded in October 2009 by artists Kevin Regan and Ellen Letcher, who wish to carry on the community spirit of Austin Thomas's closed Pocket Utopia gallery.[1]
The gallery is located in the basement of a building on Gates Avenues that was owned for nearly 15 years by performance artist Genesis P-Orridge. [2] In a profile in the New York Times Ms. P-Orridge claimed that she was "forced out [of the neighborhood] by the hipsters" and that she would relocate to the Lower East Side.[3]
Along with other galleries (names and links here), Famous Accountants is part of a concentration of art spaces that are bushwick culture.
Use the Stephen Truax Brooklyn Rail article.
The gallery has attracted attention for exhibitions
and an exhibition by Andrew Ohanesian[4]