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Brooklyn Museum

Posted inArt

Kehinde Wiley Seizes the Throne

by David Carrier February 15, 2020February 14, 2020

Wiley shows us that a Black man can indeed take the place of Napoleon.

Posted inIn Brief

Minor Offenders Can Substitute Jail Time With an Art Class at the Brooklyn Museum

by Hakim Bishara October 24, 2019January 13, 2020

The new program allows people arrested for minor offenses, like shoplifting or painting graffiti, to avoid jail time and a court appearance by taking a two-hour course.

Posted inNews

Brooklyn Museum Is Trying to Sell a Francis Bacon Painting the Artist Wanted Destroyed

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian October 17, 2019October 17, 2019

During his lifetime, Bacon wrote the museum that “It was a throw-out and it depresses me […] that it has years later found its way onto the art market and I would prefer if it were not exhibited.”

Posted inIn Brief

Brooklyn Museum Visitor Dies After Trying to Slide Down Third-Floor Banister

by Hakim Bishara October 11, 2019

Kirkland Dawson, a 34-year-old attorney, toppled over the staircase railing and landed on the ground floor at a party at the museum.

Posted inArt

In Garry Winogrand’s City, a Colorful Kaleidoscope Comes Alive

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney August 12, 2019August 15, 2019

In Garry Winogrand’s Color, color slides wink in and out of existence as images are paired in small visual novellas.

Posted inArt

Garry Winogrand in Living Color

by Albert Mobilio July 6, 2019July 6, 2019

If the nostalgic atmosphere of the photographer’s black-and-white images threatens to obscure his compositional acuity these Kodachrome slides dispel it handily.

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This New York Couple Has Donated Millions to Museums — And the Anti-Vax Movement

Avatar photo by Zachary Small June 19, 2019

Bernard and Lisa Selz have contributed more than $3 million in recent years to the anti-vax movement. They’ve also given millions to institutions like the Frick Collection, the Brooklyn Museum, the Dallas Art Museum, and the World Monuments Fund.

Posted inArt

At a Frida Kahlo Show in Brooklyn, the Personal Is Commercial (and Sponsored by Revlon)

Avatar photo by Stephanie Huber May 7, 2019May 8, 2019

Zeitgeisty is perhaps the best word to describe the Brooklyn Museum’s popular exhibition, which takes for granted the idea that Kahlo’s artwork is merely an extension of her constructed persona.

Posted inArt

An Attempt to Redefine Feminist Art Has Some Surprises

by Julia Friedman February 25, 2019

With over 125 pieces on view, Half the Picture could have been refined, showing fewer works without compromising its curatorial punch.

Posted inArt

In Brooklyn, a Symphony Plays Some of Frida Kahlo’s Favorite Songs

Avatar photo by Deena ElGenaidi February 19, 2019

This weekend at the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra will perform a series of pieces in celebration of the exhibition Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving.

Posted inArt

A Reading of Asian American Literature on Home

Avatar photo by Deena ElGenaidi January 15, 2019

In conjunction with One: Do Ho Suh, a group of Asian American writers come together to discuss belonging, identity, and heritage at the Brooklyn Museum.

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Finding the Heart of a Nation in Generations of Black Art

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney December 14, 2018August 5, 2020

Why a truthful account of artistic development in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century must include the artists shown in this exhibition.

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