Proteus Gowanus is an interdisciplinary gallery and reading room. Named for the Greek sea god of change and the adjacent Gowanus Canal, Proteus Gowanus acts as an interpreter of culture and place, deepening the community’s sense of context and connection.
Current Exhibition
Saturday, April 14 - July 1, 2012
Future Migration
For the third exhibition of the Migration year, Proteus Gowanus presents an exploration in art, artifacts and books of the possibilities and predicaments of life in the anthropocene future. As we examine our ceaseless voyaging toward an unknown future, we are joined by collaborators from the Multispecies Salon and Curious Matter. [more]
And now: Revolution II!
March 27 through Fall, 2012
In the second exposition of its Revolutionary War series, Battle Pass, Proteus Gowanus is pleased to announce Revolution II, an installation at the intersection of Bergen and Smith Streets by Sasha Chavchavadze. [more]
ARCHIVAL EXHIBITS
Our exhibition spaces include several archival installations that accrue and slowly evolve: Hall of the Gowanus, Reanimation Library, Morbid Anatomy Library and the Museum of Matches. Come and spend a quiet hour or two browsing the books, studying old maps, examining curious artifacts.
Projects-in-Residence
Since its inception, Proteus has created or hosted eight Projects-in-Residence, located in spaces adjacent to the central gallery. Some of these projects grew directly from our yearlong exhibitions, while other initiatives were invited to join based on their shared love of books, their wide-ranging intellectual curiosity, and their desire to engage the community in inclusive interdisciplinary explorations.
Fixers’ Collective
Hall of the Gowanus
Morbid Anatomy
Observatory
Proteotypes
Reanimation Library
Writhing Society
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Study Hall
Proteus Gowanus invites you to join Study Hall, a place for quiet contemplation, study and work. Members use the Proteus galleries and reading rooms to work in quiet community with others in a setting filled with art, artifacts and books. [more]
Ongoing Events
Anthropologist In Residence
April 14 - July 1, 2012
For our third residency of the Migration year, we are
delighted to welcome Anthropologist-In-Residence Eben Kirksey and his collaborators with the Multi-Species Salon. They will work in text, conversation and installation.
Writhing Society
Wednesdays at 7pm
The Writhing Society, open to writers and non-writers alike, practices methods of constrained writing invented by the French group Oulipo and others. [more]
Fixers Collective
Third Thursday of every month
The Fixers Collective is a social experiment in improvisational fixing. Bring your broken thing and together we will see what can be done. [more]
Upcoming Events
People Who Talk With Birds
Saturday, May 19, 7pm
Join anthropologist Thomas R. Miller in a multimedia experience of Siberian shamans: time-travellers and shape-shifters, who migrate across worlds and forms in the course of ceremonial healing and divination rituals. [more]
Nomad Mixer, A Benefit
Saturday, June 2, 7pm
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. A winding, art-packed romp through our labyrinthine halls and courtyards with music, food, drink, and exotic experiences ‘round every bend. [more]
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