MonsterBASH | July 4th – August 15th | Party July 4th 4-7pm

The Monster Project

The Monster Project | MonsterBASH

Opening reception and BBQ July 4th, 4-7pm

more monsters are crawling out from under the beds of New York City schoolchildren and onto the streets of Brooklyn this summer!

Bring your KIDS!
Celebrate local children’s art.
Food, crafts, music & fun.

FREE drinks.

In a collaborative effort with New York City public school children, Kylin O’Brien is painting giant monsters around the city.

Still in its early stages, the monster project launched its first huge public creatures at the 12th Annual Art Under the Bridge Festival in DUMBO Brooklyn, Sept. 26th-28th 2008.

These creatures are elements of children’s imaginations and reflections of what they find both powerful and frightening. As neighborhood murals, they are transformed into local guardians. They are very much a commentary on our collective strengths and fears.

Kylin’s aim with the monster project is to subtly refine children’s drawings while being true to their vision and energy. The kids’ work is already fine and poignant. The project’s work is to share it, well.

Upon successful completion of the first monster murals, Kylin was awarded and funded by the Brooklyn Arts Council to collaborate with more students and to bring their visions to “roam” on 17th street in and around Open Source Gallery.

on view now

Opening Reception: May 5th, 2012, 7-9pm May 6th – June 3rd With Spring and Renewal, artist Patrick Cadenhead seeks to create a multi-sensory meditation on religion, laundry, and our denial of decay. Large sculptures caked in common cleaning products make up this installation, as active fountains push water and soap over and through, constantly changing [...]

upcoming

MS 136
Koko
eL Paper
riepl & co marianas trench discoveries inc
Nick Kline
Kathleen Vance
Michael Poetschko

past

Felipe Mujica: One day this will NOT be yours
BETWEEN MOUNTAIN
Between Mountain – part 2
Peter Feigenbaum
The Meeting
Karl Spörk, Another Meeting
Leigh Davis: The Burrow (H.H.)
Evan Robarts and James Moore: the cave
Sara Bouchard: The News: Monday-Friday, Parts 1 & 2
Open Source 2011
Open Source Soup Kitchen
Borderland Collective
Jason Reppert: Parlor Tricks
Felipe Mujica: One Day This Will All Be Yours
Green Idea Pool
James Leonard – 927 Days at Sea
Soap Box Derby
Naoe Suzuki and Dramahound Productions: Mi Tigre, My Lover
Associated
Raphaela Riepl: adorable steamed sea urchin
Allison Read Smith: Thugs
Open Source Gallery 2008-2010
Soup Kitchen 2010
Pirmin Hagen: First
Nobuko: wa
ORFI nyc: live gig 2010
Peter Feigenbaum “Trainset Ghetto: Streetsmart”
Images NYC
make Soap Box Racers for the Soap Box Derby
ONE BIG WINDMILL
Open Source Residency w/Austrian Artists
Patricia Watwood: Portraits 20/10
Cornucopias: Paintings by Rachel Youens
Ondrej Brody & Kristofer Paetau: Wang Bin Torture in Commercial Quality, High Quality and Museum Quality
Akiyuki Ina: Emitting Evanescent Beauty
John Coburn: Fairlane Marauder
Soup Kitchen 12.1 – 12.24
Sara Ching-Yu Sun: Nov 7th- Nov 30
Victoria Stanton and Christian Richer: Sat Oct 10th
Patrick May: October 3 – november 2