2007-11

Pocket Utopia is nestled next to a Chinese take-out joint two blocks east at 1037 Flushing. Founded by artist/director Austin Thomas, Pocket Utopia is appropriately named, and beyond exhibiting art, it has as its mission an engagement with the community to encourage an interchange between the newly arrived artsy crowd and its longtime multi-cultural neighbors. As homage to the Williamsburg community, Utopia’s first exhibition was a selection of works from the renowned Pierogi flat files. Currently on view are the paintings, photos and films of Lucas Reiner depicting the lives of urban trees in Los Angeles.