Exhibitions: Unfolding Tales: Selections from the Contemporary Collection

Contemporary Art Galleries, 4th Floor

In its collecting of contemporary art, the Museum now focuses on works of the twenty-first century, which has seen the rise of Brooklyn as one of the most vibrant centers of cultural production in the world. Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Dumbo—now established artists’ enclaves—have given way to Red Hook, Bed-Stuy, the Gowanus Canal, Bushwick, and Sunset Park as frontiers that offer artists prospects for affordable studio spaces.

The Brooklyn Museum began collecting recently created works of art in the mid-nineteenth century. Unfolding Tales demonstrates the Museum’s continuing commitment to living artists and to collecting distinctive art of our time.