{"id":14920,"date":"2016-12-10T08:20:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T13:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/another-one-bites-the-dust-williamsburgs-bizarro-art-space-standard-toykraft-is-closing\/"},"modified":"2016-12-10T08:20:56","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T13:20:56","slug":"another-one-bites-the-dust-williamsburgs-bizarro-art-space-standard-toykraft-is-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/another-one-bites-the-dust-williamsburgs-bizarro-art-space-standard-toykraft-is-closing\/","title":{"rendered":"Another one bites the dust: Williamsburg\u2019s bizarro art space Standard Toykraft is closing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May you fight on forever in our hearts, cardboard robots. Via Facebook. We are weary and tired, eyeing the end of the calendar year with longing even though we know\u00a0that an arbitrary flip of the calendar page\u00a0will not bring better news in the next year. Earlier this week BookCourt announced it&#8217;s closing; now we&#8217;ve got word that weirdo art and performance space Standard Toykraft is shutting down at the end of the month after an &#8220;exhaustive legal battle to save the building from being closed, sold and demolished,&#8221; according to a statement the venue sent out this week. The space, which was founded in 2012, served up heavily costumed variety shows, puppet performances and the occasional cardboard robot battle. The owners\u00a0prided themselves\u00a0on offering\u00a0low-cost performance and rehearsal space residencies, along with private studio space for visual artists. It&#8217;s not a surprise that a place like this would close as Williamsburg turns into the&hellip; Read More<\/p>\n<p>Another one bites the dust: Williamsburg\u2019s bizarro art space Standard Toykraft is closing : <a href=\"http:\/\/brokelyn.com\/standard-toykraft-closing\/\">Brokelyn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May you fight on forever in our hearts, cardboard robots. Via Facebook. 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