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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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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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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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Share your Michael Jackson Story

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Matthew Yokobosky

Thursday afternoon, around noon, I was doing an advance press interview with Modern Painter magazine about the exhibition Who Shot Rock & Roll, which opens here at the Brooklyn Museum in October. One of the questions the writer asked me … Continue reading…

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Who Shot Rock will ROCK

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Matthew Yokobosky

On October 23, 2009, we’re launching a major exhibition, Who Shot Rock: Photographers of Rock and Roll. Who Shot Rock will be guest curated by the distinguished photography historian Gail Buckland, who began her career in the early 1970s collaborating … Continue reading…

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