Complex sentence: The Madagascar Institute is an artist cooperative space located off of the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York, with approximately 20 members, specializing in salvaging abandoned parts and using them in mechanized art pieces.
Split into simpler sentences: The Madagascar Institute is an artist cooperative space located off of the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. The coop has approximately 20 members and specializes in salvaging abandoned parts and using them in mechanized art pieces.