Monthly Archives: March 2008

Minimizing Influence

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

We are launching the evaluation interface for Click! today, so I wanted to take this opportunity to write about some of the choices behind the design. In The Wisdom of Crowds, James Surowiecki asserts that for a crowd to be … Continue reading…

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Lorraine O’Grady on the Web

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Sarah Giovanniello

(Lorraine O’Grady, Mlle Bourgeoise Noire, 1981, Performance at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York. Photo courtesy of Lorraine O’Grady.) Young scholars of art history, and fans of performance art alike will be interested to learn that the pioneering … Continue reading…

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Parting Shots

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Mary McKercher

Richard and I spent most of our last days at Mut photographing pot sherds, a necessary but decidedly unphotogenic task. However, I did have time to take a few other photographs, mainly in the early morning before starting on the … Continue reading…

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Patterns & Models

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Maura Reilly

Venus, no. 192 (August 1988). “Numero special femmes voiles pour l’été 1988” (Special issue for veiled women, summer 1988). Collection of the artist While living in Cairo in 1988, Ghada Amer had an artistic breakthrough when she stumbled across a … Continue reading…

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Book Art in DUMBO – 5 + 5: a dialogue

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Deirdre Lawrence

Brooklyn has a rich community of artists and galleries and this is especially true for artists who work in the realm of the book. By that I mean artists who choose the book form to be their canvas to express … Continue reading…

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Modern Coney

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Patrick Amsellem

Lynn Hyman Butler, American, born 1953. The Girl with a Gun. From the series “Coney Island Kaleidoscope” ca. 1988. Cibachrome color print. sheet: 11 x 13 3/4 in. image: 9 x 13 1/4 in. Gift of Ilford Photo Corporation. 1991.59.6 … Continue reading…

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Click! Get the word out…

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

One of the biggest challenges we face with an exhibition like Click! is getting the word out. Click! depends on two types of participation, initial submissions from the artist community and participation from the online community who will evaluate those … Continue reading…

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Get Ready for ©MURAKAMI!

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Tamara Schechter

We said goodbye to Infinite Island at the end of January. Packing up: The artwork from Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art is crated in preparation for shipping. The show had a great run, and encouraged much enlightening discussion that will … Continue reading…

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The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center on Facebook

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Sarah Giovanniello

Many of you have already discovered the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art page on Facebook, where you can find information about the Center, including details on the current exhibitions Ghada Amer: Love Has No End and Votes for … Continue reading…

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A Coney Island Renaissance?

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Patrick Amsellem

As many of the postings on Flickr illustrate, images of Coney Island frequently capture a gritty and often sadly neglected landscape. But this kind of urban exploration, especially of an area like Coney, which has always attracted a broad range … Continue reading…

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