On Thursday, the second of three performances featuring all-Latinx artists, in collaboration with their Radical Women exhibition, will take place.
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The Radical Work of Women Artists in Latin America from 1960 to ‘85
Radical Women shares the work of 120 Latin American and Latina artists from 15 different countries during times of intense political and social unrest.
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At the Brooklyn Museum, Actors Play at Faking Democracy
The actor’s trade is always a deception, creating the appearance of authenticity.
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Mini-Operas Inspired by Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party”
The canonical work of feminist art served as inspiration for 11 mini-operas written, composed, developed, and designed by NYU students.
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The Stories Behind David Bowie’s Otherworldly Music Videos
Mick Rock, the director of many of Bowie’s best-known videos, will share stories and a previously unreleased video.
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Protesters Occupy Brooklyn Museum Atrium, Demanding Decolonization Commission
Over 60 protesters from 20 community groups rallied at the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden demanding the beloved institutions play a role in safeguarding their local communities.
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The Powerful Art of Satire, from Aristophanes to Today
At the Brooklyn Museum, a group of artists will trace the influence of political satire to the great ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes.
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Growing Coalition Calls Brooklyn Museum “Out of Touch” and Demands Decolonization Commission
Nineteen organizations have signed a letter calling on the Brooklyn Museum to form a “decolonization commission” after another letter to the institution last week went largely ignored.
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Coalition of Anti-Gentrification Groups Pressures Brooklyn Museum to “Decolonize” [UPDATED]
Anti-gentrification activists are calling on the museum to create a “Decolonization Commission” after a controversial curatorial hire.
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A Filmmaker Takes a Road Trip to Tell Stories of Caregiving
CareForce One Travelogues focuses on an American experience that’s not often in the foreground of popular culture: caregiving.
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Ahmed Mater’s Photographic “Prayer for Mecca” Documents a Changing City
“Mecca is in a constant cycle of construction and deconstruction — it’s as if change is the only constant.”
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The Museum that Sold the World: Brooklyn Museum Asks $2,500 for VIP Access to Bowie Show
The museum has devised a whole range of ways to entice visitors into shelling out cash for the hotly anticipated exhibition devoted to the late superstar.