Artist Dain creates an economic diversion with his take on the 1940’s
Brooklyn born artist DAIN uses the platform for his first solo show to take us back to a time when life was simpler – the 1940’s. The good ol’ days as some might call them – New York City Style.
A time when words like cosmopolitan, elegant and modest, were a lot more relevant. A time when families spent the day on amusement rides at Coney Island and in the evening common folk mixed with celebrities in nightclubs like the Copacabana.
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The term “copasetic” meant that everything was fine and dandy. Even as war news dominated the headlines, a craving for fun and refuge abounded . . . a diversion. Much like today when the
economy looms large and America’s still at war, we too need a diversion. DAIN’s work and installations for “COPASETIC” will create just that.
Infusing the glamour and glitz of the 1940’s together with a Brooklyn working class edge, he seeks to turn back the hands of time – Even if we were never there before.
Dain
Copasetic
September 12 – October 10
Opening Reception
September 12, 2009
7-10pm Eastern
Special Musical Guest
Big Band Swing Machine
Brooklynite Gallery hours are Thursday – Saturday from 1-7pm.
Brooklyn, New York
Directions to the gallery are A or C subway to Utica Avenue.
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