Pioneer Works

Pioneer Works Pioneer Works builds community through the arts & sciences to create an open and curious world. Tours are available upon request.
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Pioneer Works is a center for research and experimentation in contemporary culture. Through a broad range of exhibitions, performances, arts and science residencies, and educational programs, Pioneer Works seeks to transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries, foster community, and provide a space where alternative modes of thought are supported and activated in tangible ways. The organization wa

s founded in 2012 by artist Dustin Yellin and is located in a 25,000 square feet manufacturing warehouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn. After an extensive renovation, the facility now houses artist studios, exhibition and performance spaces, a science lab, a recording studio, and other spaces as needs arise. The floor plan is open and flexible, encouraging a transparent, collaborative environment where international artists, musicians, scientists and educators can co-exist and create together. Entry to Pioneer Works’ main exhibition space and artist-in-residence studios are free and open to the public Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm. Pioneer Works is a non-profit 501(c)(3).

🫀 Modern medicine has long relied on donated organs and blood—finite, fragile resources shaping who lives and who waits....
06/05/2026

🫀 Modern medicine has long relied on donated organs and blood—finite, fragile resources shaping who lives and who waits. 🩸 In this episode of Scientific Controversies, host brings together , who engineers “ghost hearts” from decellularized pig heart scaffolds, and Dr. Cédric Ghevaert, who develops lab-grown red blood cells and platelets in bioreactors, to ask what happens when we begin manufacturing the very components of life from scratch. ⁠
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The evening unfolds in dialogue with Jordan Eagles’s Bases Loaded, an exhibition exploring the symbolic, sacred, and political life of blood.⁠
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Featuring hands-on biology stations with , sounds and visuals by DJ Black Helmet (), stargazing with , food by , and a special-edition patch by ⁠.⁠
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🔗 RSVP for free at the link in bio.⁠
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📽️ The video of the heart in a jar captures a milestone in regenerative medicine from Dr. Doris Taylor’s lab: a bioengineered heart beating independently outside the human body.

Timed to the 60th anniversary of breaking ground on the Twin Towers, BUILDING arrives at Pioneer Works on July 7 & 8, 20...
05/29/2026

Timed to the 60th anniversary of breaking ground on the Twin Towers, BUILDING arrives at Pioneer Works on July 7 & 8, 2026, transforming the Main Hall into an immersive portrait of 1970s New York.⁠
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Part theater, part installation, and part social landscape, BUILDING traces the labor, ambition, humor, and contradictions surrounding the rise of the World Trade Center—featuring performances by Florencia Lozano, Kathrine Narducci, Joe Perrino, Vincent Piazza, and Julia Randall.⁠
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Created by Colin Quinn, Vincent Piazza, and John Fitzgerald⁠
Original score by Oliver Mayo⁠
Produced by Adam Abdalla⁠
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Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday, May 29 at 10 AM ET. Turn on notifications for on sale and learn more at the link in bio.

📣 ON SALE NOW: On September 28 & 29, returns to New York, performing their first shows in North America in over 10 year...
05/22/2026

📣 ON SALE NOW: On September 28 & 29, returns to New York, performing their first shows in North America in over 10 years, with a rare two night special right here in the Main Hall.⁠
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Known for luminous, slow-burning compositions that blend piano, strings, and electronics, the duo creates immersive performances that feel both intimate and monumental. Their sweeping soundscapes unfold with glacial intensity, transforming the Main Hall into a deeply cinematic listening environment.⁠ Both shows will open with performance from Pan•American (), the experimental electronic music ensemble led by Mark Nelson.
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🎫 Tickets are on sale at the link in bio.

Plus, PW Members get exclusive discounts on all ticketed events—become a Member today on our website!

Tomorrow, on May 10th, join us for Mother’s Day at Second Sundays! 💐 Through out the afternoon, make a homemade bath bom...
05/09/2026

Tomorrow, on May 10th, join us for Mother’s Day at Second Sundays! 💐 Through out the afternoon, make a homemade bath bomb, flower planter, or card for your loved ones in our classroom workshops.

🖼️ We’ll also be celebrating the opening of three new installations: check out our scavenger hunt for an in-depth exploration of ’s Bases Loaded and ’s Office of War Information (O.W.I.), visit ’s Pigeoneer Works on the roof, and delve further into the world of birds with artist in a bird walk around Red Hook after visiting our newly homed pigeons on the roof.

⚙️ Alongside the exhibition, see Garff’s pop-up installation of his vibrant bird sculptures; learn about deep sky imaging with amateur astronomer and photographer Mark Endozo; and get your boat ready for the upcoming Red Hook Regatta in our electronics workshop. Finally, the evening will close with a performance by , the Queens-based gamelan ensemble, in the Main Hall.
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🥐 Throughout the day, food and drink will be provided by , .coffee, and Pioneer Works Bar. Visit our website to see the full schedule of events.

This past Tuesday, our community of artists, supporters, and innovators came together for our cosmic 10th annual Village...
05/07/2026

This past Tuesday, our community of artists, supporters, and innovators came together for our cosmic 10th annual Village Fête—raising over $1.4 million in support of our continued work.

We’d like to extend deep thanks to all of our guests—in particular the incomparable Sun Ra Arkestra () and Yasmin Williams (.yaz) for their heartfelt performances; DJs James Murphy and Pat Mahoney of and ; Artists , , and who generously donated works to our live auction led by the ; Chefs , , , Hugo Heinz, and the team behind who concoted the smorgasburg of our dreams; Our wonderful host committee ⁠, , , ⁠, , ⁠, , and ; our Village Fête Benefit Committee; and and, most of all, our Board of Directors. We couldn’t be more proud of our village of artists, scientists, and dreamers.

See more photos from the evening at the link in bio. And remember to join us tomorrow evening, May 8, for the opening reception of three new installations!
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💐 The Fête was made possible through Lead Sponsor support from Bedari Collective and the Hearst Corporation. Beverage support was provided by and .hamilton.distillery .

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Opening May 9 at Pioneer Works, Office of War Information (O.W.I.) is a new installation by New York-based archive and p...
04/23/2026

Opening May 9 at Pioneer Works, Office of War Information (O.W.I.) is a new installation by New York-based archive and publishing platform Khajistan (, .archive).⁠
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Named after the WWII-era U.S. agency, the exhibition takes the form of a decaying American psyops print shop. Inside, a printer churns out military propaganda leaflets circulated in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya between 1990 and 2022, while interactive terminals invite visitors to explore a digital archive of their metadata, translations, drop locations, and stated objectives.⁠
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The exhibition also presents American propaganda ephemera from Khajistan’s collection, ranging from original leaflets airdropped over Japan during the Second World War to U.S. War on Terror printed matter, including “Rewards for Justice” matchbooks. Together, these materials trace both shifts and continuities in the rhetoric, design, and logic of American psychological warfare, showing how war is framed as reluctant, necessary, even humane, and justified in advance.⁠
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On view May 9–August 9, 2026. ⁠
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Opening reception on Friday, May 8, 7–9 pm. ⁠
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Learn more and RSVP at the link in bio. 🔗⁠
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Designed by Joey Chriqui () and curated by Saad Khan (), with curatorial and technology support from Herbert A. Friedman, Ray Camp (), and Amad Ansari ().⁠
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📸 Images: 1. “Friendship: Afghanistan and the United States, 2001–14.” In American War Propaganda Leaflets, 1990–2022, edited by Saad Khan (Khajistan Press, 2024). 2. “Office of War Information leaflet 2048.” U.S. war propaganda leaflet dropped over Japan during World War II. In American War Propaganda Leaflets, 1944–1945 (Khajistan Press, forthcoming).

Today is Jules Reidy’s () last day in PW’s music residency before they head back to Berlin. 😪 ⁠⁠Jules Reidy is an artist...
04/14/2026

Today is Jules Reidy’s () last day in PW’s music residency before they head back to Berlin. 😪 ⁠
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Jules Reidy is an artist and composer who works across song cycles and electro-acoustic composition for solo performance, ensembles, and spaces. Their music explores devotional love, transcendence, and ego death, invoking states of uncanniness, dissociation, imagination, and void. Most recently, premiered an original piece written by Reidy: Shadow Symmetric. During their residency, they also continued work on their forthcoming album, to be released later this year. ⁠
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Follow Jules to stay up to date on new releases and upcoming shows. And visit our link in bio to learn more about our residency program.

PW Store is excited to introduce our newest artist edition: ✨️ Marathon tights by , exhibiting artist Serena Chang’s () ...
04/10/2026

PW Store is excited to introduce our newest artist edition: ✨️ Marathon tights by , exhibiting artist Serena Chang’s () family’s hosiery business. Available now at the link in bio. ⁠
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On each leg, “Marathon” appears in Mandarin seal script, named after the Red Hook hosiery factory Chang’s father used to work at in the 80s. Each pair is screen-printed by .⁠
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Made alongside our current exhibition, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩: 𝘼𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣, ⁠
the tights are inspired by Chang’s work, currently on view in the group show. Chang works with hosiery as a material that holds memory. Read our conversation with her in our latest PW Store newsletter (and subscribe today at the link in bio if you’re not already on our list!)⁠
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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 closes this Sunday. Come to Second Sundays, see the exhibition, and get these tights in person. Limited run, real history, real fun!⁠
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Swipe through to see a recap of March at Pioneer Works ✨️⁠⁠March at Pioneer Works unfolded across fashion, physics, and ...
04/08/2026

Swipe through to see a recap of March at Pioneer Works ✨️⁠
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March at Pioneer Works unfolded across fashion, physics, and music. At Second Sundays, we celebrated the release of ’s Endless Garment with a runway show, artist talks, our artists-in-residence’s open studios, and all-ages workshops. From there, we traversed the quantum realm at Scientific Controversies, followed by evenings with , , and ; the genre-defying and ; virtuosic pianist .melnyk and the long-awaited, sold-out return of . Along the way, Supper Club welcomed chef for the first of the year! ⁠
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📸: Photos by and .

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159 Pioneer Street
New York, NY
11231

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Wednesday 12pm - 6pm
Thursday 12pm - 6pm
Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

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