Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power The Brooklyn Museum September 14, 2018 - February 3, 2019 A resurgence of political awareness has swamped our country and art has come along with it. "Soul of A Nation: Art in the age of Black Power," brings together more than 60 artists and…
This year's Brooklyn Artist's Ball, the annual fundraising gala for the Brooklyn Museum, raised over $1.5 million to support the institution's exhibition and education programs. On April 17th, over 700 guests from the art, philanthropy, business and music worlds gathered at the museum, this year decked out to match its buzzy David Bowie retrospective, to…
Brooklyn Artists Ball April 17th, 2018, 6pm - 12am Brooklyn Museum: 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY Purchase Tickets HERE The Brooklyn Artists Ball, the annual fundraising gala at the Brooklyn Museum, will host an immersive David Bowie-themed dinner and dance party celebrating the creative community and "David Bowie is," the museum's buzzy exhibit on view…
One Basquiat Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY January 26, 2018 - March 11, 2018 Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1982 painting "Untitled" broke art auction price records when it sold for $110.5 million at Sotheby's last year, making it the sixth most expensive work ever sold at auction. The buyer, billionaire collector Yusaku Maezawa, aims to…
Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985 The Brooklyn Museum April 13th, 2018 - July 22nd, 2018 The Brooklyn Museum has announced its upcoming exhibition, "Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985," the first show to take a comprehensive look at the artistic practices of women in Latin America as well as Latina and Chicana women in…
David Bowie is March 2 to July 15, 2018 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY Following the Victoria and Albert Museum's massive success with David Bowie is, a retrospective paying tribute to the late icon, the Brooklyn Museum is bringing the show to New York City. Curated by Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh of the V&A, the exhibit…
Well known feminist Artist Judy Chicago's work will be on display from October 20th until March 4th, 2018 at the Brooklyn Museum. "Roots of 'The Dinner Party' : History in the Making" is the first museum exhibition to examine the formal, material, and conceptual development of Judy Chicago's artwork "The Dinner Party." The exhibition will…
The future may be female but women have been making their mark on art history since the beginning of time. This spring, go see a female-centric art exhibit in NYC and the surrounding areas. Check out our selection below of the most interesting current and upcoming exhibitions that feature radical female artists. Betty Tompkins | Virgins…
Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty The Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11238 Running through April 2nd, 2017 Long before It-girl artists were exposing their body hair in NSFW pictures on Instagram, Marilyn Minter was using photographs, paintings and video to explore sexuality and beauty by getting up close and personal with the female body. Her…
"ONE OF MY PHILOSOPHIES OF ART is that the closer you make things to who you truly are in the time and place that you truly occupy, the more universal they will become. That means to me really embracing what it means to be a woman in this moment, right now, making art. I do…
Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn, New York September 10th, 2014 - February 15th, 2015 Killer Heels takes an in-depth look inside the world of one of fashion's most beloved accessories. The exhibition will take visitors from the history of high heels in sixteenth-century Italy to the modern stilettos…
MICKALENE THOMAS, INTERIOR: MONET'S BLUE FOYER, 2011, MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE, 12 x 24.5 INCHES MICKALENE THOMAS: HOW TO ORGANIZE A ROOM AROUND A STRIKING PIECE OF ART OPENING RECEPTION NOVEMBER 2, 6-8 PM (BY INVITATION ONLY) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC NOVEMBER 1- JANUARY 5 540 W. 26TH ST. & 201 CHRYSTIE ST. New York, 16…
