Selections from the Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl Photography CollectionArt from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Photographs capturing four decades of the vibrant people and places of Brooklyn and other locales will line our outdoor plaza this summer, celebrating the borough and the work of Jamel Shabazz. Since 1980, Shabazz has documented the vitality of city life and hip-hop culture in New York City and beyond, creating enduring images of style, community, and joy. Recognizing his significant contributions to Brooklyn—and the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop—this installation showcases hundred… moreLegacies of the Great Migration Akea Brionne, Mark Bradford, Zoë Charlton, Larry W. Cook, Torkwase Dyson, Theaster Gates Jr., Allison Janae Hamilton, Leslie Hewitt, Steffani Jemison, Robert Pruitt, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, and Carrie Mae Weems. more Jimmy DeSana: Submission is the first museum survey of work by a significant yet overlooked figure in the histories of photography, New York City, and LGBTQ artists. From his time photographing suburban landscapes in Atlanta, Georgia, to his role in the New York punk scenes, Jimmy DeSana (American, 1949–1990) conveyed the radical spirit of his era through an irreverent critique of the American Dream and its images. The exhibition traces his brief yet prolific career through nearly two hund… moreAn Ongoing COVID-19 MemorialOver 260 works by more than 100 artists from 15 countriesBlack Radical Women, 1965-85A Photographic History, 1843 to the Presentcontemporary art devoted to social changeVisions of an American Dreamland, 1861-2008Photographs from the Brooklyn Museum Collection Zanele Muholi meshes her work in photography, video, and installation with human rights activism to create visibility for the black lesbian and transgender communities of South Africa. Zanele Muholi: Isibonelo/Evidence is the most comprehensive museum presentation to date of Muholi’s works and features several of the artist’s ongoing projects about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) communities, both in her home country and abroad.
The exhibition presents ei… moreJudy Chicago's photographs, books, prints, and a documentary filmImages of Armed
Conflict and Its Aftermath LaToya Ruby Frazier: A Haunted Capital uses social documentary and portraiture to create a personal visual history of an industrial town’s decline. Through approximately 40 photographic works of her family and their hometown of Braddock, Pennsylvania, Frazier offers an intimate exploration of the effects of deindustrialization on the lives of individuals and communities. Home to one of America’s first steel mills, Braddock now has a population below 2,500 and has been declared a &ldq… more Reflections in Black by Corporate AmericaIn the series Unbranded: Reflections in Black by Corporate America, Hank Willis Thomas appropriates print advertisements from 1968 to the present that targeted a black audience or featured black subjects. From the original ads, taken from popular magazines such as Ebony and Essence, the artist digitally removed all text as well as logos. The remaining figures and scenarios are often both captivating and perplexing, especially in juxtaposition with the sometimes witty and provocative titles given… more This exhibition is a major midcareer survey of work by the UK-based Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare MBE. Shonibare’s artwork explores contemporary African identity and its relationship to European colonialism through painting, sculpture, installation, and moving image. Shonibare is best known for his work with visual symbols, especially the richly patterned Dutch wax fabric produced in Europe for a West African market that he uses in a wide range of applications. His tableaux of headless m… moreTimothy Greenfield-Sanders and Elvis MitchellElizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist ArtIn celebration of the opening of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, the Museum presents Global Feminisms, the first international exhibition exclusively dedicated to feminist art from 1990 to the present. The show consists of work by approximately eighty women artists from around the world and includes work in all media—painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, installation, and performance. Its goal is not only to showcase a large sampling of contemporary feminist art from… moreFrench photographer/social anthropologist Frederic Brenner has been chronicling the Jewish Diaspora in over forty countries on five continents since 1978. This exhibition will present works selected from approximately 80,000 of Brenner's images the most extensive and diverse record of Jewish life ever created by a single individual. Brenner's work chronicles the evolution of Jewish civilization by producing visual histories of Jewish communities. He has captured these communities on the edge of … moreFrederic Brenner's Photographic OdysseyThe nude was one of the most controversial subjects in Victorian art. At the same time, it was one of the most prevalent, from Royal Academy paintings to mass-produced photographs and magazine illustrations. This exhibition will be the first to survey the full range of Victorian representations of the nude, both male and female. While concentrating on painting, sculpture, and drawing, this exhibition will also explore the depiction of the nude in photography, popular illustration, advertising, a… moreThe recently renovated Hall of the Americas will be setting for this large-scale multi-channel video and sound installation celebrating the twentieth year of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival. Visitors will be invited to recline on an oversized viewing platform where they will see and hear The Next Wave's groundbreaking performances projected overhead. Dynamically edited, never before seen archival footage from the festivals performances make up a 28 minute video experience whic… more |
