Brooklyn museum
Robert S. Rubin, Who Spearheaded The Brooklyn Museum’s Battle Against Rudy Giuliani, Dies at 86
As chairman of the board of the Brooklyn Museum, Rubin defended the institution from then-mayor Rudy Giuliani’s attempted censorship.
Exploring Israel Through Food, Film & Photography
An upcoming event at the Brooklyn Museum offers a multi-media look at Israel.
'Crossing Brooklyn' Scratches Surface of Hyperlocal Potential in Hippest Borough
The Brooklyn Museum’s new exhibit focuses on the art of — where else? — the hippest borough. Anya Ulinich finds that many things are left unsaid — in a very Brooklyn way.
The Women of Pop — and Their Once-Shocking Art
While walking through “Seductive Subversion,” the Brooklyn Museum’s new exhibition on female Pop artists between 1958 – 1968, I was interrupted by a family of tourists who burst into the gallery and made a beeline for “Accumulation, No. 1,” a soft sculpture piece by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama featuring a white armchair covered with fabric phalluses. As I looked on, the family, children included, began fondling the chair until the security guard yelled at them to stop. They did, and I went back to Kay Kurt’s photorealistic painting of a candy box.