Monthly Archives: October 2008

iPod Touch for use in the Gallery

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

So, the idea was pretty simple: the curators of Burning Down the House: Building a Feminist Art Collection wanted our visitors to hear directly from the artists in the exhibition, so we set out to create a series of videos … Continue reading…

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Deinstalling Ghada Amer: Love Has No End

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Maura Reilly

Introduction didactic to Ghada Amer: Love Has No End with packing boxes. Photo by Sarah Giovanniello Last week we watched as the deinstallation of Ghada Amer: Love Has No End brought with it many delicious memories from the past run … Continue reading…

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Whoa, we won a Forrester Groundswell Award!

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

This is more than a little overwhelming for us, but we’ve just been notified that the Brooklyn Museum has won a 2008 Forrester Groundswell Award in the Social Impact category. I won’t go into how great the book is—Nina has … Continue reading…

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Portrait of a Librarian

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Beth Kushner

If you’re one of the few people who still read, you might occasionally reach for a bookmark. The Bureau for Open Culture at Columbus College of Art & Design has issued a set of bookmarks featuring librarians. Portraits on the … Continue reading…

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Artists’ Books Conference and the Brooklyn Museum

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Deirdre Lawrence

This week there is a contemporary artists’ book conference being held in collaboration with Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair. The conference is being co-organized by representatives from the Brooklyn Museum, MoMA and the New York Public Library as well … Continue reading…

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Contemporary Take on Landscape Painting

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Eugenie Tsai

Valerie Hegarty (American, born 1967). Fallen Bierstadt, 2007. Foamcore, paint, paper, glue, gel medium, canvas, wire, and wood. Gift of Campari, USA , 2008.9a–b. Photo courtesy Matt Verzola via Flickr. All Rights Reserved. Hanging off kilter in 21: Selections of … Continue reading…

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What does it take to Photosynth the Brooklyn Museum?

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

After seeing this demonstration video, we couldn’t wait to answer this question. Before I get too deep into this, it’s important to keep in mind Photosynth is a new application and Microsoft released it in the early stages so anyone … Continue reading…

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Who was Ida E. Jackson (1855-1927)?

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Keith DuQuette

What we do know about Ida Jackson can be found in an intriguing and beautiful diary found in the Brooklyn Museum Library’s Special Collections. The book came into the Museum’s collection in 1945 from Lawrence B. Romaine, who wrote an … Continue reading…

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Gilbert & George take Times Square!

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

If you’ve been in Times Square lately, you may have seen this already, but we were waiting to post until we had some good photos. Tash put out a call to the Brooklyn Museum Members group on Flickr and Trish … Continue reading…

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What’s the perfect gift for an artist?

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Nitasha Kawatra

Paint brushes? Too obvious. A Brooklyn Museum Membership? Almost perfect. During the Members Preview & Reception for Gilbert & George this past Thursday, Museum Director Arnold Lehman seems to have gotten it right when he gave the artistic team this … Continue reading…

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Italian Design on Display

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Barry R. Harwood

Newly on view on our 4th floor: Italian Post-World War II Design The Brooklyn Museum has been at the forefront of collecting Italian twentieth century design since the mid 1950s. One pivotal event made consumers in the United States aware … Continue reading…

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