This Building Has A Story

This Building Has A Story

Art Installation
Created by Nathan Kensinger, Angela Early, Christina Kral, & the students of Juan Morel Campos Secondary School
BRIC Rotunda Gallery
May 20-June 12, 2010

This Building Has A Story was an art installation at the BRIC Rotunda Gallery, exploring the history of an abandoned building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In 2010, Nathan Kensinger led an exploration of this building, finding clues that revealed its history as a synagogue and artists studio which was destroyed by arson. After presenting his findings to the students of Juan Morel Campos Secondary School, a gallery installation was created from Kensinger’s photographs, drawings and writing, alongside student-created sculptures inspired by the building’s story.

This Building Has A Story was commissioned by the BRIC Contemporary Art Education program for an exhibit at the BRIC Rotunda Gallery in Brooklyn Heights, titled Invent/Onsite (2010).

    

 

 

 

  • All images © Nathan Kensinger 2026