Monthly Archives: November 2009

1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for December 2009: Lori Hepner

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Will Cary

December’s artist for the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed is Lori Hepner, and it’s fitting that her project Status Symbols will grace the Feed for the month of December since it involves giving 1stfans individualized “portraits” based on their responses to … Continue reading…

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Rare Tissot resources on display in the Libraries and Archives

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Tara Cuthbert

The Tissot exhibition recently opened to the public. On your visit to see the exhibition, don’t forget to stop by the Libraries and Archives display cases to view additional Tissot materials from our Special Collections and Archives. On display are … Continue reading…

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Birdmaster Tames the Lion

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Lisa Bruno

To those of you who are regular readers to this blog, you may remember my colleague, Jakki Godfrey’s post from May 27 detailing the deinstallation of the dragon and zinc lion to accommodate roof work.  Over the summer, both objects … Continue reading…

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Peace, Love and Posters

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Marguerite Vigliante

The other day I started blogging about the museum’s cool collection of psychedelic posters.  These posters were displayed mostly in hippie boutique windows and on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco from the mid 1960′s through the … Continue reading…

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Recent Archival Accessions

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Tara Cuthbert

New York City is getting ready once again for the annual 5 Dutch Days event! This five-day celebration encompasses the five boroughs of New York City, and celebrates the continuous influence of Dutch arts and culture in NYC. Numerous institutions … Continue reading…

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Elephant Mask on View

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Kevin D. Dumouchelle

Once permanent installations are set into place, the opportunities for placing previously unseen works on view are rather rare—even with a collection as deep (with over 6000 objects) and well-regarded as Brooklyn’s collection of African art (ranked among the most … Continue reading…

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Jen DeNike and PERFORMA are “happening” at First Saturday

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Sarah Giovanniello

Academic Programs Coordinator Eleanor Whitney and artist Jen DeNike conduct a walkthrough of the Rubin Pavillion and Lobby in preparation for TWIRL. For months, the city has been eagerly anticipating PERFORMA, the performance art biennial that is literally “happening” all … Continue reading…

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Terence Koh Performa 09

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Eugenie Tsai

Terence Koh’s Untitled, a stack of thirty-three glass cases, is a striking presence in the Contemporary galleries.  Almost every case contains an artifact that’s been painted white. Some of these date back to the artist’s childhood while others are from … Continue reading…

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Calling all photographers November 7th!

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Eleanor Whitney

I am really looking forward to November’s Target First Saturday, which takes place on November 7th and highlights our special exhibition Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present. Rock music and rock journalism are two … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for November 2009: Cass Bird

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Will Cary

When Shelley and I went to visit Cass Bird at her Brooklyn studio last week, we weren’t sure what to expect.  We had known her work via Global Feminisms and our Feminist Art Base and there are some artists that … Continue reading…

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