Went by Jack Pelican Gallery to talk to artist Jay Van Buren and visit his interactive Second Life Installation / Art Piece called Brooklyn is Watching on Friday night, June 13th (no, nothing bad happened on Friday the 13th), actually going to Williamsburg was good, and lately, I’ve been there more often.

Second Life News wrote about Brooklyn really IS watching last month:

POPCHA – What happens when a visionary artist decides to make Second Life art and artists available for viewing in a Real Life art gallery? The result is Brooklyn is Watching, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Popcha/72/140/27 a four-part conceptual art project sponsored by New York City based Media technology company Popcha. And the mastermind behind BiW is SL resident Jay Newt, aka RL artist Jay Van Buren.

I took a bit of footage while talking to Jay Van Buren, and I found the work in Jack Pelican to be somewhat provocative, though not my taste – some of it feels like I’ve seen it before – not so much the artists, but the ideas – however, I can see how Europeans seem to like this gallery – it appeals to a certain type of audience – but I am certain it’s not me.

However, the Second Life Art piece, Brooklyn is Watching, was good and worth going to – except, in a way, Jay Van Buren could have carried the idea further – and I cover that in the movie (watch part 1 & 2).