Monthly Archives: September 2007

Conserving Watercolors: Misting to Stabilize Paint Layers

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Rachel Danzing

In preparation for the Museum’s current exhibition, Brushed With Light, conservators in the Paper Conservation Department examined over ninety watercolors. It was great to work on familiar works as well as those never examined or exhibited before. A common condition … Continue reading…

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Luce Visible Storage Panoramas Coming Soon

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Shelley Bernstein

Jook Leung from 360VR came in today to shoot a few panoramas of our Luce Visible Storage area. These should be on our website within a month and I’ll post an update here when they go live. Recently, Jook shot … Continue reading…

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“Infinite” Questions Answered…Tomorrow!

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Tamara Schechter

Infinite Island opened nearly three weeks ago at the Brooklyn Museum, and thousands of people have already visited the exhibition. We’ve been getting great feedback – check out what visitors are saying. Roughly half of the show’s participating artists are … Continue reading…

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Visualizing Caribbean Art and Culture in the Twenty-first Century

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Eleanor Whitney

Artist Steve Ouditt installing his Infinite Island work, “Excerpts From the Propagandist’s Diary of L. Padre Grande,” 2007. What happens after an exhibition opens? Even after the works of art are displayed in the galleries, activity behind the scenes at … Continue reading…

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Purchasing a Major Work of Art for the Collection – part V

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Joan Cummins

Armed with the “wish list” and approximate budget I described in my previous entries, the team of curators and trustees who were interested in finding a suitable object to acquire in honor of Amy Poster went out into the market. … Continue reading…

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Play

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Deirdre Lawrence

One of the great pleasures of working at the Brooklyn Museum is having access to research collections that run the gamut from antiquity to contemporary art. Among these collections are many rare books and archives assembled by the Museum’s founding … Continue reading…

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Video from the Art Parade

Posted on September 14, 2007 by Shelley Bernstein

Following up from this earlier post, here’s our video from the Dietch Art Parade! Many thanks to Tiny Masters of Today for allowing us to use their track “Trendsetter” (featuring Kimya Dawson & Angelo Spencer). Bang Bang Boom Cake, the … Continue reading…

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Tree of Paradise travels to Dayton

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Edward Bleiberg

Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire opens September 21 at the Dayton Art Institute in Dayton, Ohio. I curated this exhibition for the Brooklyn Museum in 2005–2006 and I’m excited about the beginning of its three city … Continue reading…

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We had a blast at the Deitch Art Parade!

Posted on September 8, 2007 by Shelley Bernstein

We had a fabulous time at the Art Parade! Many thanks Robert and Dawn at Jet Set Salon for transforming my hair into the Brooklyn Museum splash and to Nicole for the idea. Check out Arnold’s reaction upon first catching … Continue reading…

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We’re going to the Art Parade!

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Shelley Bernstein

For the first time, we are going to be in The Art Parade this weekend, so stop by and say hello! Pics will be posted to our Flickr stream early next week. Deitch Projects, Creative Time and Paper Magazine are … Continue reading…

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Purchasing a Major Work of Art for the Collection – part IV

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Joan Cummins

I have been discussing the process of acquiring a new masterpiece for the collection, and in my first installment, I introduced the object, a bronze image of Shiva from southern India. This sculpture was cast by the master artisans who … Continue reading…

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Brushed with Light: American Landscape Watercolors from the Collection

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Terry Carbone

One of the great challenges of working with the Brooklyn Museum’s large and important collection of American watercolors is determining how best to share it with our audience. Like most works of art on paper, the watercolors are vulnerable to … Continue reading…

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