Arts & Culture
A portrait of Frida Kahlo by Toni Frissell (Via Wikimedia Commons)The Brooklyn Museum has just announced the subject of their next major exhibition: Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. In one of the biggest exhibitions of her work in the last decade, the Brooklyn Museum will host the show, titled Frida
Arts & Culture
“Please do Not Do Any Thing Soon Or With-Out Permission” by Lance Lance Rutledge. (Courtesy of Lance Rutledge)Discussions of the many developments happening in the Gowanus neighborhood tend to spark controversy nowadays. Whether it’s public outcry of a Pre-K being built on top of a possible mass grave
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Student photographers. (Photo via Friends of Cortelyou Library)Local students who recently participated in the Friends of Cortelyou Library program, “The Neighborhood As I See It, [/blog/events/neighborhood-students-explore-what-makes-the-community-great-through-cortelyou-library-program] ” are sharing their photos and interviews with the whole community in an exhibition at the Cortelyou Library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/
david stock
“Fencetree,” 2008 by David Stock. (Courtesy of David Stock)Photographic capabilities on smart phones improve with every release, which makes it very easy for anyone to snap a decent one. It takes mere seconds to spot an interesting image on the street, take a photo with your phone, and then
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Jennifer Dalton’s piece, Your Name Here, which features one year of credit card offers. (Photo via Old Stone House)A new exhibit at the Old Stone House [http://theoldstonehouse.org/] called “In Search of One City: Sensing (In)equality” [http://theoldstonehouse.org/event/in-search-of-one-city-sensing-inequality-curated-by-katherine-gressel/] explores artists’ roles in navigating
brooklynworks at 159
A group photography show opens with a party this Friday, July 19 from 7-10pm at BrooklynWorks at 159 [http://www.brooklynworks159.com/]. The photographers in the exhibit are Nastassia Davis [http://nastassiadavis.com/], Christaan Felber [http://www.christaanfelber.com/] , Ali Feuring [http://www.flickr.com/photos/alifeuring/], Kara Hoblin [http:
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Wednesday is a huge day for our favorite historic landmark. A Beautiful Way to Go [http://www.mcny.org/exhibitions/future/Beautiful-Way-to-Go.html], an exhibition dedicated to Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com] will open at the Museum of the City of New York [http://www.mcny.org/exhibitions/current/
Daniel Paterna
Can’t make it to Powerhouse on 8th [http://www.powerhouseon8th.com/] for tonight’s Pete Hamill’s book signing event [/blog/business/say-hello-to-powerhouse-on-8th]? No need to fret, because South Slope’s newest bookstore is already churning out another stellar gathering on Thursday. The opening of Daniel Paterna’s [http: