Jesper Just at the Opera
The catalogue for the show Jesper Just: Romantic Delusions draws our attention to how Jesper Just uses a variety of popular songs in his films, from the Ink Spots’ “I Don’t Want to Set the World on...
View ArticleGearing up to install Who Shot Rock
Since early 2007, I’ve been working with the noted photo historian Gail Buckland to create Brooklyn Museum’s exhibition Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History. It’s hard to believe, now 2...
View ArticlePsychedelic Rock Posters from the Vault
With the exhibition Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present, opening tomorrow at the museum, I thought now would be a great time to acquaint our readers with the museum’s...
View ArticleCalling all photographers November 7th!
I am really looking forward to November’s Target First Saturday, which takes place on November 7th and highlights our special exhibition Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the...
View ArticlePeace, Love and Posters
The other day I started blogging about the museum’s cool collection of psychedelic posters. These posters were displayed mostly in hippie boutique windows and on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury...
View ArticleFirst Saturday Photo Wrap-Up
As I am busily preparing for this month’s Target First Saturday, it’s a perfect time to reflect on last month’s, when we kicked off our special exhibition Who Shot Rock and Roll with a showcase of...
View ArticleYou Shot Rock
Album covers are a part of rock photography that seems to resonate with people’s everyday experience. In talks with our Design and Education staff, we decided that the Who Shot Rock exhibition might be...
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