Monthly Archives: April 2008

ArtShare takes Silver!

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

ArtShare, the Brooklyn Museum’s Facebook application just won a Silver award in the Online Presence category of the American Association of Museums MUSE awards. We are in great company with the Powerhouse taking Gold for its online Collection (a project … Continue reading…

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Pia Lindman’s Soapbox Event

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Lauren Nicole Nixon

Free speech: some of us utilize it more than others, babbling faster than the speed of light. While others, meek as mice, prefer to keep our words to the bare minimum. But, Pia Lindman, a New York-based performance and installation artist, has boldly … Continue reading…

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What is a book?

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Deirdre Lawrence

On April 5th we had our second talk in a series of discussions to commemorate the 185th anniversary of the founding of the Library. The well attended talk – entitled What is a book? – was given by Andy Birsh … Continue reading…

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Feminist Voice in Dance

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Pia Howell

Sackler Center intern Lauren Nixon was invited to write for the Joyce Theater’s blog as this month’s Students Talks contributor! As both a dancer and a feminist, Lauren has used this opportunity to speak out on restrictive physical standards and … Continue reading…

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Cosplay Costume Contest Winner!

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Eleanor Whitney

Photos by Leah Golubchick I am excited to announce Dawn Mostow as the winner of our Cosplay Costume Contest that was held at Target First Saturday on April 5th. The theme of the evening was “Japanimated! The Arts and Culture … Continue reading…

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Celebrating Spring in the Japanese Style

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Joan Cummins

Stepping out of the Eastern Parkway subway station this morning, I was greeted by the most amazing sight: the cherry trees in front of the Museum were bursting with big, puffy pink blossoms. On Friday they had been all brown … Continue reading…

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Getting the party started…

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Nitasha Kawatra

Photo courtesy mayotic via the Brooklyn Museum Group on Flickr. All Rights Reserved. As Tamara noted, one of the most interesting things about putting on exhibitions for living artists is that the artists themselves often have a hand in how … Continue reading…

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Love and Pop Symposium

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Eleanor Whitney

This Saturday, April 12, to celebrate our two exhibits of Japanese art we will host an academic symposium entitled “Love and Pop: Contemporary Visual Cultures in Japan and Beyond.” This is the first symposium held in a many years at … Continue reading…

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The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center’s First Year Anniversary

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Sarah Giovanniello

The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art celebrated its one year anniversary on March 15th, 2007 during Women’s History with some truly amazing and inspiring public programs. In the Forum, Curator Maura Reilly kicked off the event with a … Continue reading…

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© MURAKAMI Preparations!

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Tamara Schechter

With just a day left before the opening of © MURAKAMI, installation has wrapped up here at the Brooklyn Museum. We will be presenting nearly 100 works of art by the internationally-acclaimed artist Takashi Murakami as part of the most … Continue reading…

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The Making of “Mr. Pointy Comes to Brooklyn”

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

Has everyone seen the fantastic work the Indianapolis Museum of Art is doing on their YouTube channel? It’s hard to miss and we’ve been watching their videos for while now in complete amazement. They’ve got a little bit of everything … Continue reading…

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Traffic and lots of it…

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

We are very happy everyone is logging in to evaluate submissions for Click! A Crowd-Curated Exhibition, but our technical resources are a bit unmatched for this kind of traffic. If you are trying to evaluate and finding that images slow … Continue reading…

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