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3 years ago 73 notes

“On my walks in Prospect Park, I sometimes catch a glimpse of the Brooklyn Museum’s magnificent McKim, Mead & White dome through the tree-tops, so close and yet so far during these challenging times. I miss looking up at the façade when I arrive at...

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3 years ago 36 notes

“Whenever I am stuck on a project or feeling stressed I like to go to the Asian galleries to see Taihu Rock from Jiemei Studio by Liu Dan. It’s mesmerizing and I always feel calm and ethereal when I’m standing in front of it. I am looking forward to...

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“Bob Thompson’s work always resonates with a look backward—towards European Renaissance or Baroque painting—and a look forward to the brilliant colors and abstraction of modernism. The three nude figures on the right seem to include us in the scene,...

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3 years ago 49 notes

“Kiki Smith feels like such a necessary artist at this moment. Coming into her own creatively in New York City during the AIDS epidemic, her work encompasses the personal and the bodily, and the collective and the social. The strikingly proportioned...

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3 years ago 28 notes

“In the fall of 2019, I taught a class titled Young Artists, Big Ideas for kids ages 6 and 7. More than any object in the building, I miss my students. Over the course of the semester, these budding artists explored the relationship between art and...

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3 years ago 44 notes

“I am thinking of Winter Scene in Brooklyn by Francis Guy and the complicated feelings this two hundred year old painting of the quaint, but vibrant community in downtown Brooklyn might conjure in us at this moment. We might only be able to imagine a...

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3 years ago 37 notes

“There are so many constants throughout time: the sound of laughing children, the smell of bread baking and soups simmering, mother nature’s cruelty but also her generosity and bounty. Sickness and health, hardship and, most thrillingly, life and...

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3 years ago 40 notes

“El Anatsui transforms discarded bottle caps into these monumental, resplendent, shimmering sculptures that take your breath away, like Black Block. The use of recycled materials makes me think about our natural environment, which is getting some...

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3 years ago 49 notes

“This one is for all of the working moms out there. The work/life struggle is real these days. Get the work done, cuddle your little people close, and also try to find some time for yourselves. We’re rooting for you!"
“Posted by Kathy...

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3 years ago 208 notes

“I’m confident that many New Yorkers share my sentiment: Penn Station is not one of my favorite places in NYC. However, George Bellow’s Pennsylvania Excavation Station is one of my favorite paintings at the Brooklyn Museum. When I see it, I can feel...

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3 years ago 53 notes

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3 years ago 55 notes

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3 years ago 38 notes

“I have been missing Zheng Chongbin’s Skylines in our recently renovated Asian galleries. This beautiful work on paper combines traditional Chinese ink painting techniques and materials with Western pictorial abstraction. At nearly 9x6 feet, the...

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3 years ago 98 notes

“Storytelling is one of the many ways we get to build worlds, and it’s always wonderful to share stories of the Thunderbird and the Kwakwaka’wakw while facilitating Guided Gallery Visits. From becoming familiar with Indigenous conceptions of the...

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