Art
John Edmonds’s Intimate Gaze
In his meticulously posed photographs, Edmonds conjures new avenues for imaging relationships between Africa and its diasporas today.
Brooklyn
Opinion
One Nation Under a Groove: Why We Danced in the Streets
Public protests once filled the same streets now transformed into block parties. Photojournalists captured the impromptu gatherings and spontaneous joy that emerged in the distinct style of each city.
News
A Historical Look at Costumes From Queen’s Gambit and The Crown
The Brooklyn Museum exhibition pairs costume designs from the popular Netflix shows with related objects from its collection.
News
A New Climate Research Library Opens in Brooklyn
The Greenpoint Library & Environmental Education Center was built using funds from a state settlement with ExxonMobil for its devastating oil spill in the neighborhood.
News
In Brooklyn, an Artist-decorated Boulder Might Disappear Due to Fracking
While Sculpture Center and MOMA PS1 have shown interest in exhibiting “THE ROCK,” sculptors Pam Lins and Halsey Rodman say the ongoing installation “could disappear at any moment.”
News
A Performance Protest Against the “Petty Thuggery of Fascist Monsters”
From sunrise to sunset, the Afield will present a new multimedia performance which mines the details and redactions of the Mueller report.
News
Art in General, Beloved Brooklyn Arts Nonprofit, Announces Closure
In a letter, organization leadership cited the financial pressures of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as the reason for the decision.
News
Brooklyn Museum Deaccessions Old Masters to Fund Collection Maintenance
The artworks, which include significant pieces by Lucas Cranach the Elder and Francesco Botticini, are estimated to accrue $2.3 million to $3.5 million in total at Christie’s today, October 15.
Art
Getting Buzzed on the Color Black
Few artists unlock the optical potential of black better than Joan Witek, whose compositions hum with subtle illusions.
Art
Outdoor Video Art Screenings at Brooklyn Museum Offer a Break From Streaming Fare
Snuggle up (with a member of your household) on the museum’s steps and catch works by artists including Howardena Pindell, Jeffrey Gibson, and Adama Delphine Fawundu.
Announcement
Arts Gowanus ArtWalk Brings 1.5 Miles of Art to Brooklyn Neighborhoods
The socially distanced, self-guided art exhibit featuring renowned and emerging Brooklyn artists opens the weekend of October 17 and 18.
Art
Clutch Your Pearls: Ina Archer’s Cinematic Clapbacks
A razor-sharp rebuke of Hollywood’s penchant for stoking white supremacist fantasies, Osmundine (Orchid Slap) shatters any illusion that conforming to the standards of respectability will ever reward you.