I got this email this morning about the opening (July 11, 6:30 p.m.) of a SoHo art exhibition that showcases artwork devoted to TRASH. It’s in Manhattan (40 Wooster Street, 4th floor). But Brooklynite, Elizabeth Royte, will be reading from her book:

In the words of the director of the Atlantic Gallery, their new show, Talking Trash, “will have the seriousness of Elizabeth Royte’s GARBAGE LAND, the legal knowledge of the NRDC, and the total dramatic commitment of Reverend Billy with the music of 12 Gospel Singers."

THIS TUESDAY JULY 11, 6.30pm at ATLANTIC GALLERY-
against a backdrop of fifty  artists’ work devoted to Trash, three speakers will examine the life of Trash, in reverse:

Elizabeth Royte, will read from her acclaimed book Garbage Land, remark on what’s wrong with landfills, recycling, and  incinerators, offer alternatives like waste prevention and redesign, and remind us that our decisions  about consumption have very real impact.

Eric Goldstein is a senior attorney at the NRDC and codirector of the NY Region Urban Program specializing in waste, water, air-quality, recycling and  sprawl. He will perform a dissection of a typical office waste  basket, examining what is discarded and exploring why.

Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir will  deliver a sermon on reducing our  impulse to consume in the first place and offer inspiration on how to prevent the encroachment into  our neighborhoods of the giant box stores that are devoted to the creation of Trash.

For information on the panel please visit the following sites:
http://www.booknoise.net/garbageland/
http://www.nrdc.org/cities/living/thennow/thennow5.asp
http://www.revbilly.com/

www.atlanticgallery.org
Atlantic Gallery
40 Wooster Street, 4th FLOOR
New York,  NY  10013 (between Broome and Grand)
212-219-3183
Gallery Hours: 12-6 Tues -Sat