#Brooklyn museum

[nemfrog]

International Exhibition of Modern Art. 1926. Catalog cover.

Internet Archive

[garadinervi]

Silence=Death Project (Avram Finkelstein, Brian Howard, Oliver Johnston, Charles Kreloff, Chris Li), Silence=Death, (offset lithograph), 1987 [Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert Thill in honor of Robin Renée Thill Beck, 1998.109. © Artist or artist's estate. Photo: Brooklyn Museum]

[brooklynmuseum]

“My work is timeless because it’s based on the beauty of the human body and the fascinating world we live in,” said Thierry Mugler.

Never one to shy away from daring endeavors, Mugler staged photoshoots in some of the world’s most breathtaking settings including: icebergs in Greenland, the White Sand of New Mexico, and the Tlalpan Chapel in Mexico City to name a few. 

Here, Claude Heidemeyer poses on the edge of the Chrysler Building for an aptly-named photograph, “Vertigo,” in 1988. Mugler’s keen eye as a director resulted in photographs and campaigns that helped to convey his exhilarating point of view.

See more of Mugler’s photography as part of Thierry Mugler: Couturissime on view now.

📷 Thierry Mugler (French, 1948–2022). Chrysler Building, New York, 1988. Claude Heidemeyer in “Vertigo” by Mugler, 1988. Photographic print, 35 11/16 × 23 7/8 in. (90.6 × 60.6 cm). Courtesy of Mugler Archives. © Thierry Mugler

[lionofchaeronea]

Bedouins (watercolor), John Singer Sargent, ca. 1905-06

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Elihu Vedder (1836-1923) "Soul in Bondage" (1891-1892) Oil on canvas Symbolism Located in the Brooklyn Museum, New York City, New York, United States

[arthistoryanimalia]

#Caturday:

Walter von Nessen (American, born Germany, 1889-1943)

Chase Brass & Copper Co., Inc., Waterbury, CT

Cat Bookends, 1930-5

Copper-plated alloy, 7 3/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (18.8 x 11.5 x 6.4 cm)

Brooklyn Museum 1994.156.4,5:

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2265

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2285

[underthecitysky]

I was representing with Adrienne from Brooklyn today. First of all, it was REALLY wonderful and recommend anyone who can to go.

Second, #6 on their 1964 rider.

I don’t think I realized that it was in their rider. I love that there were only 6 things on their rider and that was one of them.

[uwmspeccoll]

It’s Feral Friday! 

This week we’re featuring Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines, published in London by Phaidon in 2023, a publication dedicated to artist’s zines in North America which accompanies the exhibition of the same name that debuted at the Brooklyn Museum last fall (currently on view at Vancouver Art Gallery). This book was edited by Branden W. Joseph and Drew Sawyer, and includes contributions from Gwen Allen, Julia Bryan-Wilson, Mimi Thi Nguyen, Tavia Nyong'o, & Alexis Salas, along with hundreds of images of zine covers, details, and associated media & documentation. You can check out a video version of a conversation related to the exhibition (featuring Joey Terrill and Demian DinéYazhi) here. 

The text and illustrations included in Copy Machine Manifestos provide a rich overview of the social and political contexts from which artist-made zine production and culture springs. Since we’ve started posting more selections from our zine collection we wanted to dive into the historical context of zine production more generally as well, to shed some light on the importance of collecting and preserving these works.

Stay tuned to Feral Friday next week for more on that!  

And please stop by to check out this book in person in our reading room if you're local; the texts and illustrations in this publications are well worth an in-depth look. You can schedule a visit here.

View more Feral Friday posts.

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--Ana, Special Collections Graduate Intern

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Sculptor's Model Head of a Lioness.

Place of origin: Egypt

Date: 332-30 B.C.

Period: Ptolemaic Period

Medium: Limestone

[sassafrasmoonshine]

Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860-1939) • Exhibition Poster • Brooklyn Museum • 1920

[dispactke]

The 'Zine exhibit at Brooklyn Museum, very cool and gets at the heart of what publishing should be. The sheer thrill and excitement of throwing one's cultural passions or a collective's identity into print ― by any means necessary. Thrilling, historical stuff. It's kind of crazy to see how far away from taking cultural risks we've gotten, and quite recently really. (Those were the days. Ain't gon' say it's all p.c. by any means). Glorious stuff.

[geritsel]

Frederick Judd Waugh - The Great Deep, c.1909

[garadinervi]

Branden W. Joseph and Drew Sawyer, (with additional contributors), Copy Machine Manifestos. Artists Who Make Zines, Phaidon, 2023, in association with the Brooklyn Museum [reprint 2024] [Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Stores, Pittsburgh, PA. Draw Down, New Haven, CT, and Boston, MA. SpazioB**K, Milano]

Exhibitions: Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, November 17, 2023 – March 31, 2024 (plus exhibition views via Laura Splan); Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, May 12 – September 22, 2024

[brooklynmuseum]

Miriam Makeba’s portrait greets and grounds you near the entry of Africa Fashion. 

Makeba’s emergence as a singer on the global stage coincided with the emergence of an independent African continent. Her songs blended popular musical styles like Jazz with indigenous South African melodies, often incorporating Swahili, Xhosa, and Sotho lyrics. Well-known globally for her songs Pata Pata and Qongqothwane (the Click Song) Makeba’s music and self-fashioning embodied African liberation and identity. 

For many Africans, her music gave voice to the dawn of a new independent era and the liberation struggles that remained. Affectionately referred to as Mama Africa by her legions of fans, Makeba came to embody a forward-looking Pan-Africanism and Black Power. 

See this portrait of Makeba and hear her singular voice as part of the African Cultural Renaissance that welcomes you in #AfricaFashionBkM.

📷 Jürgen Schadeberg (German, 1931–2020). Miriam Makeba, 1955. © Estate of Jürgen Schadeberg (Photo: Courtesy of the Estate of Jürgen Schadeberg)

[lionofchaeronea]

The Adulterous Woman-Christ Writing Upon the Ground, James Tissot, between 1886 and 1894

[dwellerinthelibrary]

The mounds of the underworld in the papyrus of Sobekmose. Inside each is written the names of the gods and monsters the deceased needs to know to safely get by.

When: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty

Where: Brooklyn Museum