Brooklyn’s Open Data Art Pops in Dumbo

Dumbo’s Data Through Design exhibit opened last night, blending Brooklyn’s tech with NYC’s art pulse. Curator Tariq Evans unveiled 10 data-driven works at a gallery off Washington, free to gape. It’s borough bytes—open till March 16, pure BK vibe. A kid traced a graph; a pro snapped a piece. ‘Brooklyn codes—this shows it,’ Evans says, tweaking lights. The walls turned digital.

The show’s annual—NYC Open Data Week’s gem, it doubled since ’24, packing 200 by dusk. Evans mixed coders and artists; last night’s crowd hit max—screens glowed. A piece glitched—rebooted fast; awe held. Talks rolled—data nerds buzzed. #DataDumbo trended; Manhattan’s plotting a rival.

Some griped—’Too geeky,’ sniped a painter, dodging stats. Space squeezed—latecomers leaned; art ruled. A bulb popped—fixed quick; vibe stayed. Queens wants in, but Dumbo’s got the edge—bits shine. The gallery’s never pulsed so smart.

Evans hints at a spring redux, maybe a park if code bites. ‘NYC’s numbers—this paints ‘em,’ he says, packing gear. The exhibit’s a Brooklyn win—grit meets grid. It’s a data dance; catch it soon. Bring a brain—art computes.