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Spoons
May
17
7:00 PM19:00
Exhibitions

Spoons

Opening In the Gallery at Brooklyn Metal Works on Friday, May 17, from 7-9PM.

On View May 17 - June 30, 11AM-6PM

An extension of the hand, likened to a cupped palm, the spoon can be both simple and complex. This necessary object has developed over time to become ubiquitous, at moments prized, and even precious. 

Narratives, histories, and artists shape spoons, allowing them to evolve with each generation. Positioned at an intersection between familiar and strange, the works on view in Spoons encapsulate a diverse array of materials and processes. Functional or impractical, each piece serves as a testament to the distinct stories and creative perspectives brought forth by the participating artists, celebrating the enduring versatility and cultural resonance of the spoon. 

Featured artists include Adam John Manley, Addison de Lisle, Anna Koplik, Annie Meyer, Brian Weissman, Corey Ackelmire, David Harper Clemons, Elliot Earl Keeley, Emily Chen, Erica Moody, Erin S. Daily, Foley, Funlola Coker, Haley Bates, Hilla Shapria, Jenny Ibsen, Jessica Andersen, Jody Hanson, Naama Levit, Rachel Kedinger, and Suzanne Pugh.

This exhibition was curated by Brooklyn Metal Works Co-Founders, Erin S. Daily & Brian Weissman in collaboration with Naama Levit.

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Preludes | Emily Culver
Mar
16
to Apr 20
Exhibitions

Preludes | Emily Culver

Opening In the Gallery at Brooklyn Metal Works on Saturday, March 16, from 7-9PM.

On View March 16 - April 20th, 11AM-6PM.

We are also hosting an Artist Talk with Emily Culver on on April 20, 2-4pm in the Gallery.

Shop the exhibition here: Preludes



PRELUDES speculates on a multitude of possibilities by cataloging catalysts that hover on the cusp of becoming. The amalgamation of machinery and organic anatomy in these hybrid creations question whether transitions from the mechanical to the natural induce an elevated state of vulnerability and failure. Considering these Pinocchio-esque aspirations, Culver’s works contemplate the implications of (d)evolution and what it can mean to undergo such transformative processes.

Existing primarily as sculpture, objects and jewelry, Culver’s work explores notions of intimacy, (non)functionality, gender and identity through corporeal qualities. Through these works she considers how interactions among objects are interpreted, translated, and mutated by negotiations with the body and anthropocentric tendencies. Culver actively exhibits her creative work nationally and internationally and is the recipient of various awards and residencies, including a 2017 Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship and a 2022 residency at the James Castle House. She holds an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art and is an Assistant Professor of Jewelry and Metalsmithing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA.

Images courtesy of the artist: www.emily-culver.com

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Lux
Dec
1
to Feb 11
Exhibitions

Lux

Opening In the Gallery at Brooklyn Metal Works on Dec 1, 6-8PM, with the lighting of the works happening at 6:30pm.

On View Dec 1 - Feb 11, 11AM-6PM.

Coinciding with the darkest time of the year when people gather together to warm by a fire, light candles with reverence, gaze at celestial bodies, and add magic to the evenings with soft twinkling bulbs. Lux is an invitation to find illumination during the wintertime. This exhibition will showcase new objects made by artists that bring and house light.   

Featured artists include: Amelia Toelke, Amy Lemaire, Angela Dai, Beca Acosta, Brian Weissman, Hilla Shapira, Ho'o Hee, Jo-Ann Arosemena, Madelaine Corbin, Mia Hebib, Moein Shashaei, Naama Levitt, Odette Channell, Rocío Inès Marsyas, Samuel Guillen, Shuoyuan Bai, Suna Bonometti, Suzanne Sullivan, Tamar Mogendorff, and Zahra Almajidi.

This exhibition was curated by Naama Levit, Erin S. Daily and Brian Weissman.

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Anonymous Brooklyn ULTRA
Nov
18
6:00 PM18:00
Exhibitions

Anonymous Brooklyn ULTRA

Anonymous Brooklyn Deep Field 2022 Opening

Anonymous Brooklyn is for everyone.

Anonymous Brooklyn is an installation built one person at a time. Over the course of NYC Jewelry Week all artists are invited to bring a piece of jewelry for display In the Gallery at Brooklyn Metal Works. All the work will be placed on one wall, and each artist will have only small nails to hang their piece. (We will have a hammer of course!) This is an accumulation, an accretion. Whoever hangs the first piece gets the first pick of placement and from there it grows. It might grow over, it might grow under. No artist will harm the work of another, but elbows will rub, hair may fall in your eyes, and proximity will certainly alter perception.

This call for entries in ongoing throughout the installation period. We will accept works until the installation closes on Nov. 18 at 5pm.

To participate in Anonymous Brooklyn, fill out this form before dropping off work. 

Drop off and installation:
November 13 – 17, 11am – 6pm
November 18, 11am – 5pm

Opening November 18, 6 – 9pm

De-installation:
November 19, 11am – 6pm
November 20, 11am – 6pm

In the Gallery @ Brooklyn Metal Works
640 Dean Street Floor 2
Brooklyn, NY 11238

Bring us your jewelry. One person, one piece. Check our open hours to bring and install the work. Your work will go through a formal documentation process where we photograph the work and receive your information. You will be given a coat check number in exchange for your work. You will participate in an installation performance. You will be photographed installing the piece and all pertinent information about that piece will be offered to the interwebs on all of our available platforms. Participants must be willing to wear a mask while performing these tasks. No name attribution will ever be publicly associated with the works or released by BKMW. If a work sells the name of the artist will be disclosed to the buyer if desired.

All you need to do is fill out our intake form and then come by and install your pieces during our open hours noted above. There is no review process to accept work, everyone is invited to submit one piece. Just fill out the form here!

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F-1: Foreigners Living the American Jewelry Dream
May
3
to Jun 27
Events, Exhibitions

F-1: Foreigners Living the American Jewelry Dream

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F-1: Foreigners Living the American Jewelry Dream

David Choi
Alexia Cohen
Yoshie Enda
Hana Hong
Manuela Jimenez
Jina Seo
Katja Toporski
Ariane van Dieveot
Lane Vorster
Leeyeon Yoo

Brooklyn Metal Works and Platforma are proud to present F-1: Foreigners Living the American Jewelry Dream, featuring 10 international jewelry artists who have been trained here in the United States.

Jina Seo “Faded” Neckpiece, 2014, Copper, fabric, thread, pigment

Jina Seo “Faded” Neckpiece, 2014, Copper, fabric, thread, pigment

Platforma, a curatorial initiative launched by Bella Neyman and Ruta Reifen, will debut its inaugural exhibition, F-1, at Brooklyn Metal Works on May 3rd, 2014.

F-1 represents the visa status that all foreigners must procure to study in the United States. The purpose of the F-1 exhibition is to showcase work produced by foreign-born artists that were educated in the United States under an F-1 visa status.

F-1 will include the work of ten artists who have come to the United States from all corners of the world, including Belgium, South Africa, China, Korea, Germany, Colombia, Venezuela, and Japan. Their work, from aesthetics to materials (wood, concrete, porcelain, paper, fabric), is as diverse as their backgrounds. These individuals’ work combines the methodologies taught in United States schools with cultural references and art traditions that they identify with from home.

Founded in 2014, Platforma’s main goal is to bring art jewelry out of the confines of an intimate circle of curators, collectors, and connoisseurs and give it the same respect that is bestowed upon contemporary painting, sculpture, and design.  With this exhibition we seek to present work to an audience that is not familiar with art jewelry.

Platforma is the brainchild of Bella Neyman, a design historian and connoisseur, and Ruta Reifen, an Israeli jewelry artist and educator. A comprehensive catalogue will accompany the exhibition with an essay written by Jennifer Navva Milliken, an art historian, curator, and founder of INTER ALIA Projects. Brooklyn Metal Works (BKMW) is a metal art studio founded by Brian Weissman and Erin S. Daily that aims to promote the field of metalsmithing by providing a space for artists to work, as well as offer concept based classes and gallery space to promote artists, designers and makers.


For more information and please contact Bella Neyman and Ruta Reifen at platforma.one@gmail.com

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