Tag Archives: music

You Shot Rock

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Jennifer Bantz

Album covers are a part of rock photography that seems to resonate with people’s everyday experience. In talks with our Design and Education staff, we decided that the Who Shot Rock exhibition might be a great opportunity to experiment with … Continue reading…

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First Saturday Photo Wrap-Up

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Eleanor Whitney

As I am busily preparing for this month’s Target First Saturday, it’s a perfect time to reflect on last month’s, when we kicked off our special exhibition Who Shot Rock and Roll with a showcase of indie bands from the … 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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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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Psychedelic Rock Posters from the Vault

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Marguerite Vigliante

With the exhibition Who Shot Rock & Roll:  A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present, opening tomorrow at the museum, I thought now would be a great time to acquaint our readers with the museum’s vintage collection of psychedelic posters.  … Continue reading…

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Gearing up to install Who Shot Rock

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Matthew Yokobosky

Since early 2007, I’ve been working with the noted photo historian Gail Buckland to create Brooklyn Museum’s exhibition Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History. It’s hard to believe, now 2 years later, the show’s about to open on … Continue reading…

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Jesper Just at the Opera

Posted on September 19, 2008 by James Leggio

The catalogue for the show Jesper Just: Romantic Delusions draws our attention to how Jesper Just uses a variety of popular songs in his films, from the Ink Spots’ “I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire” to Olivia … Continue reading…

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