{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Dan Witz - Dark Doings","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2009-10-21T16:26:01Z","description":"“Dark Doings” is a street art series by Dan Witz, which shows imprisoned people through fake-window installations. The Carmichael Gallery will present his recent artworks...","html":"\u003cp\u003eNext month, urban intervention artist \u003cstrong\u003eDan Witz\u003c/strong\u003e will have his new solo-exhibition, called \u003cem\u003eDark Doings\u003c/em\u003e, at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.carmichaelgallery.com/future.shtml\"\u003eCarmichael Gallery\u003c/a\u003e of Contemporary Art.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artworks which will be presented are small window-imitations, which show in a very realistic way people, who are imprisoned. Dan placed these mixed media installations on doors all over New York City in the last weeks. If you pass by one of his \u003cem\u003eDark Doings\u003c/em\u003e, you guess that the person is right behind the door!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI don’t know the intention behind these very \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/55548800@N00/sets/72157619390638447/\"\u003escary artworks series\u003c/a\u003e, but somehow I like it! Dan did a nice job and I’m interested in seeing how he will transport the crazy character, the installations have in the urban, public space, into the gallery.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exhibition runs from November 5th to December 3rd, 2009. The gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday 1:00pm - 7:00pm. For more info about Dan Witz, visit danwitzstreetart.com.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1736\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1736\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1736\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn_hu_e87121b04d1ff02e.avif 480w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn_hu_3c6b6b026422034e.avif 960w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn_hu_a237aec49b13610.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn_hu_cd964ec3a6ee1eb4.webp 480w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn_hu_904e04b7f826d2b8.webp 960w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn_hu_ec1099cd6d07891d.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn_hu_ac4bda57a420c42d.jpg\" srcset=\"/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn_hu_22839712a2a6f288.jpg 480w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn_hu_34eead82ec6bbb34.jpg 960w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn_hu_ac4bda57a420c42d.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1028\" alt=\"dan witz in brooklyn\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003edan witz in brooklyn\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1664\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1664\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1664\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn-navy-yard_hu_8b03be5b533f81ec.avif 480w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn-navy-yard_hu_8677ca805835e222.avif 960w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn-navy-yard_hu_92c2f7083948cbea.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn-navy-yard_hu_8e021230f04dc15a.webp 480w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn-navy-yard_hu_319d5d25b7fe10f8.webp 960w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn-navy-yard_hu_cd460c5dc44f9d66.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn-navy-yard_hu_4827fdf6cafc8190.jpg\" srcset=\"/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn-navy-yard_hu_459b83e6f02edc8f.jpg 480w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn-navy-yard_hu_3762b6490c7984b4.jpg 960w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn-navy-yard_hu_4827fdf6cafc8190.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"985\" alt=\"dan witz - brooklyn navy yard\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003edan witz - brooklyn navy yard\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1612\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1612\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1612\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_dark-doings_hu_4524bdd81768db00.avif 480w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_dark-doings_hu_aa2569a9e64f0e12.avif 960w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_dark-doings_hu_d23b509cdcbfb3bb.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_dark-doings_hu_125dadf4e9bf0e7d.webp 480w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_dark-doings_hu_797a736cb524811f.webp 960w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_dark-doings_hu_8a3c0553ca3c76f.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_dark-doings_hu_c6aba7f76e393f70.jpg\" srcset=\"/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_dark-doings_hu_fb559e0c20f443a2.jpg 480w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_dark-doings_hu_dd298cb4d86f5533.jpg 960w, /dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_dark-doings_hu_c6aba7f76e393f70.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"954\" alt=\"dan witz - dark doings\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003edan witz - dark doings\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nNext month, urban intervention artist **Dan Witz** will have his new solo-exhibition, called *Dark Doings*, at the [Carmichael Gallery](http://www.carmichaelgallery.com/future.shtml) of Contemporary Art.\n\nThe artworks which will be presented are small window-imitations, which show in a very realistic way people, who are imprisoned. Dan placed these mixed media installations on doors all over New York City in the last weeks. If you pass by one of his *Dark Doings*, you guess that the person is right behind the door!\n\nI don’t know the intention behind these very [scary artworks series](http://www.flickr.com/photos/55548800@N00/sets/72157619390638447/), but somehow I like it! Dan did a nice job and I’m interested in seeing how he will transport the crazy character, the installations have in the urban, public space, into the gallery.\n\nThe exhibition runs from November 5th to December 3rd, 2009. The gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday 1:00pm - 7:00pm. For more info about Dan Witz, visit danwitzstreetart.com.\n\n![dan witz in brooklyn](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn.jpg\u003e)\n\ndan witz in brooklyn ![dan witz - brooklyn navy yard](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_brooklyn-navy-yard.jpg\u003e)\n\ndan witz - brooklyn navy yard ![dan witz - dark doings](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/dan-witz-dark-doings/dan-witz_dark-doings.jpg\u003e)\n\ndan witz - dark doings ","tags":["Art Installation","Dan Witz"],"title":"Dan Witz - Dark Doings","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/dan-witz-dark-doings/"}