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A letter from Galapagos (not closing) | Before the Music Dies
GALAPAGOS ON HALLOWEEN 2006 (CRED)
In case you missed this in the comments here and at Curbed:
Galapagos Art Space isn’t closing; the rumor is just a rumor, like the 'supervenue' rumor in October.ALSO: Stop by Galapagos on January 9th for a free screening of the new, appropriately entitled movie "Before the Music Dies". Here's the trailer...But cultural infrastructure is evaporating in our white-hot real estate market. If a pier in Red Hook, not even the one with the best view, sells for forty million dollars, and a parcel of land in Greenpoint can fetch one hundred and forty million, then it will become increasingly difficult, desperate by some accounts, for artists to maintain a meaningful presence in our city.
The real estate rumors that swirl around the arts are evidence of a community under great stress, wondering where it should go and fearful of how it will get there.
Robert Elmes
Director Galapagos Art Space
Previously
Brooklyn's Galapagos closing too?
Posted on January 3, 2007 2:45 PM
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It's good to hear Galapagos is not closing down.
BTW, I have already seen the BTMD movie. If you read this site and/or listen to indie-rock, the movie will tell you nothing you already know. It doesn't reveal any facts. Decent documentary, really nothing special. They should have included Steve Albini. :)
Posted by Anonymous | January 3, 2007 2:58 PM
Someone should close it down! Why is there a reflecting pool taking up half the usable space? And why are the beer glasses so tall and skinny?
Posted by Galapagos H8R | January 3, 2007 5:01 PM