Archive for December, 2009

1stfans is a year old (more on that to come), and we thought it fitting and affirming to start the new year of the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed with one of our own. Last January 1stfan An Xiao generated lots of responses when she tweeted in Morse code for a month. This month’s artist, Nina...
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If you’re our mayor on Foursquare, we’ve got a promo running that you should check out.  Not the mayor?  Be sure to check-in at the Brooklyn Museum to see if you can take the crown by out-seating michael d. As most of you know, the museum has a presence on several social networks...
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This month, Lori Hepner’s project for the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed has prompted a great response from 1stfans with interesting and thought-provoking @replies, but there also seems to be a curiosity about how she goes from a response on twitter to a digital portrait. I think now is a good time...
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One of the African collection’s most famous, signature objects has recently returned to view in the first-floor galleries, after well over a year’s worth of travel around the country. Lulua. Mother with Child (Luphinga Lua Limpe), 19th century. Wood, 14 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (35.6 x...
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I’m telling you, this has been a long, never ending haul.  We’ve been quietly working on a number of ways to improve our online collection and our exhibition archive. Sometimes these things take a lot of time and require boatloads of aspirin. Here’s a run down of what’s...
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