MoMA’s Jazz Gala Honors Sherry B. Bronfman April 8, 2015 7:00 p.m. Cocktails 8:00 p.m. Dinner and Performance The Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53 Street Manhattan The Museum of Modern... Read More
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Little-Known Basquiat Notebooks 4 min read April 3, 2015 through August 23, 2015 The Brooklyn Museum Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn Eight rarely seen... Read More
Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks James Kalm, despite some stinging comments published in a critique of the exhibition "Crossing Brooklyn," and the initial disappearance of his name from the guest list, is inadvertently admitted to the Museum's Brooklyn Artists Ball. While celebrity artists schmoozed with deep-pocket donors in the main foyer, your correspondent slinked upstairs to an empty gallery, and records video of "Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks".... Read More
Simmons Says: Blackjack Dispatch Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 6:00pm—8:00pm JHU Comic Book Store 32 East 32nd St. (Park and 5th Aves) Manhattan Blackjack creator/writer Alex Simmons, mystery author Chris Ryan,... Read More
Public Programs for Adults, Teens, and Kids 5 min read Saturday, March 7, 3–9 p.m. The Brooklyn Museum Art and Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon The Great Hall, 1st Floor The Brooklyn Museum will present a variety... Read More
Featuring Exhibits Focusing on Artists of Color I recently visited the Brooklyn Museum to view some of the outstanding African/African American-centered exhibits on display, in particular the Kehinde Wiley oils and sculptures... Read More
Target First Saturday 2 min read March 7, 2015 The Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn (718) 638-5000 Target First Saturday celebrates Women’s History Month with an evening of music, film,... Read More
Black Comic Book Art Saturday, January 17, 2015 was the 2nd Annual Black Comic Book Festival at the Schomburg Library in NYC’s Harlem. In actuality, it was the 3rd... Read More