Ebony G. Patterson (born Kingston, Jamaica, 1981). . . . they were just hanging out . . . you know . . . talking about . . . ( . . . when they grow up . . .), 2016. Beads, appliqués, fabric, glitter, buttons, costume jewelry, trimming, rhinestones, glue on digital print on hand-cut matte photo paper, 90 × 224 in. (228.6 × 569 cm). The Dean Collection, courtesy of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. © Ebony G. Patterson. Courtesy of the artist, Monique Meloche Gallery, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. (Photo: Adam Reich)
Member Mornings: Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys
Saturday, May 18, 2024 10–11 am
Great Hall, 1st Floor
Enjoy a Members-only morning viewing of Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys.
Art in the Adult Education and STEAM Literacy Classroom, April 2023. (Photo: Danny Perez)
Pop-Up Talks: Art, Literacy, and the Environment
Saturday, May 18, 2024 1–2 pm
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor
Listen to pop-up talks and view zines by adult students, who will share reflections on art, the environment, and our changing city.
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Minowa, Kanasugi, Mikawashima (Minowa Kanasugi Mikawashima), no. 102 from 100 Famous Views of Edo, 5th month of 1857. Woodblock print, 14 3/16 × 9 1/4 in. (36 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.102. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
ASL Tour: Hiroshige
Saturday, May 18, 2024 2–3:30 pm
Meet in Rubin Pavillion, 1st Floor
Visitors from the D/deaf community are invited to experience Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views of Edo (feat. Takashi Murakami) in an ASL tour led by a Deaf teaching artist.
Jamel Shabazz. Breezy Boy Breakers, Midtown, Manhattan, NYC, 2011. Chromogenic print. The Dean Collection, courtesy of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. © Jamel Shabazz. (Photo: Glenn Steigelman)
Pop-Up Talks: Giants
Saturday, May 18, 2024 2–3 pm
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor
Legendary, canon-expanding, and larger-than-life artworks: see them all in Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys during free, short talks led by our A.R.T. Guides.