In Stereo Press :: 2009

March 2009

Gelato! Art Salon in Brooklyn

Photo courtesy of Gelato! Art Salon

by: Daniel Dissinger

“Architecture is always a temporary modification of the space, of the city; of the landscape… we think that it’s permanent. But we never know.” This quote from architect Jean Nouvel challenges how one can interpret a space, or appropriate several hundred square feet of a Brooklyn loft. Can a copious collection of experimental paintings and daring photography temporarily repair a crumbling brick wall? And if you mix artists from as far as Italy and as local as 178 Walworth street, does it make “Gelato!”?

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Recipes for the Apocalypse: A Toast to a New Frontier

Photography by Brendan Hamilton and Kris Miller, with help from Olatundji Akpo-Sani and Renee Myers.

On Saturday, March 7, Kris and I had the privilege of attending the book release party for Baobob Tree Press’s new anthology, Recipes for the Apocalypse: A Toast to a New Frontier. In his opening address, editor and poet Olatundji Akpo-Sani promised the crowd that the night’s events would dispell the myth of the boring poetry reading. We were certainly not disappointed. The performances included sets by three bands, and the poets explored a wide range of themes with passions and styles ranging from the sublime to the hilariously absurd.

We have included some photographs below for your amusement and edification. We should have some video highlights up within the next few days, as well as an interview with Baobob Tree Press editors and founders, Rob Geisen and Olatundji Akpo-Sani.