BROOKLYN MUSEUM: New exhibit "Leon
Golub: Paintings 1950-2000" on display through Aug. 19.
Also, major reinstallation of some 250 works from the museum’s
holdings of African art. Ongoing exhibit "A Family Album:
Brooklyn Collects" celebrates variety and character of people
connected to Brooklyn through objects they collect. Through July
1. Suggested contribution is $4 adults; $2 students with valid
ID; $1.50 senior citizens; free to children under 12 accompanied
by an adult. 200 Eastern Parkway. For more information on exhibits
call (718) 638-5000.
OLD STONE HOUSE: presents "Battle
of Brooklyn" exhibit. Open on Saturdays and Sundays, 2 to
5 pm. JJ Byrne Park, off Fifth Avenue between Third and Fourth
streets. (718) 768-3195.
TENNIS HOUSE: Brooklyn Center for the Urban
Environment presents "Brooklyn by Night," oils and
watercolors by Tom Keough. Open Saturdays and Sundays through
June 3. Tennis House in Prospect Park. (718) 788-8500.
BROOKLYN POPS UP!: Exhibit of "The
History and Art of the Movable Book" moves around Brooklyn
to various library branches. Call for information on an exhibit
location near you. Through June 25. (718) 230-2767.
DUMBO ARTS CENTER: presents "Big Sky
Small World," works of 10 contemporary artists. Through
June 10. 30 Washington St. (718) 694-0831.
BAX: Brooklyn Arts Exchange presents "It’s
Supposed to Look That Way," an art exhibit by artists who
work in construction. Through June 15. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018.
LIBRARY EXHIBIT: Brooklyn Public Library,
Central Library, presents three works by artist Sol Sax. Works
blend atist’s African heritage with pop culture and Brooklyn
history. Through June 30. Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100.
WATERCOLORS : Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric
Foundation Center presents a variety of works by Roberta Arberman.
Through July 23. 3015 W. 29th St., off Surf Avenue. (718) 851-5958.
MULTIMEDIA EXHIBIT: Brooklyn journalist
Joseph Keith and photographer Eve Morgenstern present a documentary
exhibition "Community at the Storefront: Merchants of Flatbush."
Organized by the Prospect Park Alliance. Through July 1. Inside
Grand Army Plaza Arch. (718) 965-8999. Free.
MASTER PIECES: Rarely exhibited artworks
by performance masters on display at the Waterfront Museum. Works
are by French high wire artist Philippe Petit, juggler Michael
Moschen, and French movement teacher Jacques Lecoq. Selections
of these works include intricate, pencil renderings of rigging
and rope knots by Petit, kinetic multi-media sculptures by Moschen,
and prints of sketches from the collection of the late Lecoq.
Works are being shown for the first time in the United States
aboard the Lehigh Valley Barge #79 in Red Hook, June 3 – 30.
A reception will be held aboard the barge on Monday June 4 from
6:30 to 9 pm. Petit and Moschen will be in attendance.
The exhibit can also be viewed before and after Circus Sundays
performances on June 3, 10, 17 and 24. For information on exhibit
hours and directions call (718) 624-4719 or go to www.waterfrontmuseum.org.
Admission to Circus Sundays is $10 for reserved seats , $5 at
the door.
