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A Book Lover’s Guide to Brooklyn

By: artforrealpeople January 22, 2021January 22, 2021

Booksbook club, book culture, Books, books are magic, bookshelf, bookstore, bookstores, bookworm, brooklyn, brooklyn ny, independent bookstore, New York City, shop local1 Comment

Or should I say Book-lyn???

Quirks and Curiosities: Red Hook, Brooklyn

Red Hook has embraced the quirky, the curious, the strange, and it makes for an engrossing place to visit and explore.

Rethinking America

By: artforrealpeople November 9, 2020

Artamerican art, bierstadt, brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, brooklyn ny, georgia o'keeffe, john singer sargent, laura wheeler waring, lois mailou jones, New York City, ojibwe, sioux tribes, stuart davis, thomas cole1 Comment

The Brooklyn Museum’s American art wing undergoes a timely and important revision, and one that forces us to rethink our understanding of American history through its art.

Studio 54: Night Magic

By: artforrealpeople November 2, 2020

Artalvin ailey, andy warhol, antonio lopez, bianca jagger, brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, brooklyn ny, disco dance, donna summer, museum exhibition, richard gallo, studio 54, truman capoteLeave a Comment

Studio 54 was only open for 33 months, but the cultural impact has lasted decades. At the ongoing exhibition put on by the Brooklyn Museum, visitors will understand why.

A Covid-Friendly Weekend in Brooklyn

By: artforrealpeople October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

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Last weekend, we found ourselves with nothing on the calendar, which has become the norm for us during covid. With only bikes and time at our disposal, we hatched a plan.