May 15th, 2012 by Eugenie Tsai
Perched high on a lift in the fourth floor contemporary galleries, Brooklyn-based artist Santi Moix is drawing directly on the wall with charcoal to create a striking piece entitled Huckleberry Finn, “I don’t take no stock in mathematics, anyway.” A lush tree resembling a fish is...
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October 25th, 2011 by Eugenie Tsai
A long granite table top filled with roses now welcomes visitors as they enter the Brooklyn Museum on Eastern Parkway. You might be tempted to think that this spectacular new flower arrangement is part of a campaign to beautify the lobby area, but there’s more to it than initially meets the...
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June 14th, 2011 by Eugenie Tsai
Judging from the aphorisms “a penny saved is a penny earned” or “a penny for your thoughts,” the copper cent at one time possessed a degree of value that it has since lost, but there’s a place for those seemingly worthless coins in your pockets. Read more
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July 2nd, 2010 by Eugenie Tsai
It’s big and sparkly like the proverbial girl’s best friend, but that’s not the only reason I like Mickalene Thomas’s, A Little Taste Outside of Love. Mickalene Thomas (American, born 1971). A Little Taste Outside of Love, 2007. Acrylic, enamel and rhinestones on wood...
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November 5th, 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 friends and lovers, or...
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