Whether Happenstance Brooklyn Gray is an artist, an idea, or a long-form prank on the art world may never be resolved. And perhaps that is the most Brooklyn thing of all.
By J. Morgan
Some believe Gray is a former NYU philosophy student who dropped out. Others insist it’s a collective of three artists. A popular (but unconfirmed) theory on Reddit claims the name is a commentary on algorithmic surveillance: “Happenstance” (unplanned), “Brooklyn” (hyper-local), “Gray” (neither confirmed nor denied). happenstance brooklyn gray