BrightestYoungThings: PHOTOS: "You Are Here:Washington DC" Opening (in NYC)

all photos: Lexie Moreland

his weekend, Danielle Vu packed her bags and her favorite people (artists and otherwise) and took them to New York City, where for the opening of a District grown art show "YOU ARE HERE:WASHINGTON THIS", which opened this past Saturday at DORIAN GREY GALLERY on 437 E.9th Street, NY.

The show, which has been getting some solid gold buzz, both locally and up north, is intended to celebrate the "works (that) make a statement of what it’s like to live in a city where arts are often overlooked and the front page is instead embroiled with the latest congressional scandal" and in true DC-sticks-together fashion was accompanied by even more things DC: Literary journal The Folly provided a few issues on hand, homegrown brewery DC Brau will provide refreshments and DC rockers Shark Week (alongside NYC’s Cracked Latin) will be performing the afterparty at Lit Lounge.

SHOW DETAILS:

You Are Here: Washington DC October 15 – November 13, 2011 Dorian Grey Gallery (437 E. 9th Street, New York, NY) Opening reception: October 15, 6 – 9 pm Featuring works by Billy Colbert, Lily Desaussure, Ryan Florig, Marissa Long, Joey Manlapaz, Alexa Meade, Adrian Parsons and Trevor Young Curated by Danielle Vu