AGNES VARIS ART CENTER—URBAN GLASS: DEAD HORSE BAY
All along the east coast (and elsewhere) bottle dumps are starting to appear in the dunes as the oceanside landscape morphs. Pre-recycling, anything that people wanted to get rid of—from tractors to shoes to plates to a great deal of beer and liquor bottles—was deposited in these dumps. Our own beautiful bottle dump is in Dead Horse Bay, the morass to your right as you cross Flatbush Avenue to the Rockaways. Allison Meier curated work by 13 artists who use the glass from this dump to make new things. On Saturday, Urban Glass is celebrating their 40th anniversary with open studios, and the rest of 2017 will feature a host of programs honoring the milestone.
Exhibition opens Wednesday, February 1, 6:00PM — 9:00PM.