Hip-Hop…Bengali Style!
In its’ short existence hip-hop music has found a way to captivate people of all cultures. Now Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn has bred a Bengali rapper named Brooklyn Shanti. Although he’s gained the respect of his hip-hop [...]
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Photographer Carves a Niche
Monday, March 26, 2012
Godfather-esque music lilts over the stairwell as a Brooklyn craftsman ascends the steps to his dimly lit workbench. This is how filmmaker Dustin Cohen introduces us to his newest character. There’s something innately seductive and cinematic [...]
A Creative Space for South Asians
Friday, March 23, 2012
This past Saturday bright red walls and loud oil paintings of nude, cream-colored female bodies encircled the tiny stage located at the heart of the small space at the Two Moons Café in Park [...]
[VIDEO] The Art of Pencil Sharpening
Friday, March 2, 2012
David Rees, master pencil sharpener and comedian turned his hobby into a profession.He now runs a pencil sharpening business from his home that earned close to $10,000.00 last year. Last month, he shared his techniques [...]
Places Everyone: Life Behind the Curtain
Monday, November 28, 2011
What happens in a theater's dressing room? Anna Codrea-Rado goes behind the scenes at the Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO to see what life is like backstage
New Exhibit Has Sparked Praise, and Outrage
Friday, November 18, 2011
A controversial exhibit that has angered Catholic leaders for featuring a film showing ants crawling over a crucified Jesus opens to the public in the Brooklyn Museum Friday.
Catholic League Won’t Protest Controversial Video at Brooklyn Museum
Friday, November 11, 2011
The Catholic League announced Thursday that it won’t protest a controversial video that is part of an upcoming exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, the Daily News reports. The video, which features ants crawling over a crucified [...]
Brooklyn Filmmaker turned “Vigilante Gardener”
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Brooklyn filmmaker, Todd Bieber, has gardened for the last six months, growing veggies in an abandoned lot just a block from his Brooklyn residence, Gothamist reports. The artist is calling himself a “Vigilante Gardener” because [...]
Controversial Film Coming to Brooklyn Museum
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
David Wojnarowicz’s controversial exhibition, “A Fire in My Belly,” is coming to the Brooklyn Museum on Nov. 18, reports The Wall Street Journal. A video from the exhibition, which includes a film depicting ants crawling [...]
Dragonfly and Russell
Friday, October 21, 2011
Many of Dragonfly’s tattoos, including the ones on her face, were done using the “ta moko” hand tapping method. The skin is pierced with a small tool before inserting the ink. Dragonfly, 39, had already [...]
The Brooklyn Lens Webcast
Saturday, May 12, 2012
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