NewsFoundations
MoMA trustee Lonti Ebers to open huge arts centre in Brooklyn this summer
The Amant Foundation in East Williamsburg will combine exhibition and studio spaces for resident artists
NewsObituaries
Jane Walentas, arts philanthropist who restored historic carousel in Brooklyn, has died, aged 76
The “mother of Dumbo” helped keep the arts in the neighbourhood through studio residencies and subsidised rent
NewsArt education
Brooklyn project waives court appearances for lawbreakers who agree to take art classes
District attorney says the initiative, which applies to minor nonviolent misdemeanors, promotes "human dignity"
NewsExhibitions
Exhibition at Brooklyn’s Green-wood Cemetery shows a day in the life of immigrants seeking sanctuary
Photographs of people young and old who hope to avoid deportation have been installed along the fence of the historic site
NewsCommercial galleries
New York’s scrapped L-train shutdown is an ‘emotional rollercoaster’ for Brooklyn-based galleries
Many art dealers have made tough business decisions over the last year as plans to repair the vital transportation link between Brooklyn and Manhattan shifted
ArchiveArtist interview
Interview with Oscar Tuazon: Sculptures you are supposed to play with
Artist Oscar Tuazon on his Public Art Fund project for Brooklyn Bridge Park
ArchiveArtist interview
Interview with Andres Serrano: Mining the seamy side for all it’s worth
After sacrilege and violent death the artist whom the moral majority (minority?) love to hate, is now into explicit sex
CommentMuseums & Heritage
After Covid-19, museums need to plan ‘must see’ exhibitions instead of blockbusters
The Brooklyn Museum’s director of exhibitions explains how institutions can rethink their offerings going forward
Sharon Matt Atkins