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Thursday, September 27, 2012
11 a.m.-2 p.m.

11:30 a.m. Remarks in the Forum of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art by Arnold L. Lehman, Director; Catherine Morris, Curator of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art; Jean-Michel Othoniel; and Mickalene Thomas.

Join us for three exceptional exhibitions:

Mickalene Thomas: Origin of the Universe
September 28, 2012-January 20, 2013
The first solo museum exhibition in the United Sates devoted to the celebrated Brooklyn-based multimedia artist Mickalene Thomas.

Materializing "Six Years": Lucy R. Lippard and the Emergence of Conceptual Art
September 14, 2012-February 3, 2013
The first exhibition to explore the impact of the feminist writer, curator, and activist Lucy R. Lippard on the conceptual art movement.

Jean-Michel Othoniel: My Way
August 17-December 2, 2012
The first American retrospective of the work of Jean-Michel Othoniel, one of France's most prominent contemporary artists.

Light refreshments will be served.

R.S.V.P. acceptances only to (718) 501-6334 or press@brooklynmuseum.org

Mickalene Thomas: Origin of the Universe has been organized by the Santa Monica Museum of Art and curator Lisa Melandri. The Brooklyn presentation is organized by Eugenie Tsai, John and Barbara Vogelstein Curator of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum.

Generous support for this exhibition was provided by Forest City Ratner Companies and the Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia Contemporary Art Exhibition Fund.

Materializing "Six Years": Lucy R. Lippard and the Emergence of Conceptual Art was organized by Catherine Morris, Curator of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum, and Vincent Bonin, an independent curator.

This exhibition is made possible by the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation. Additional generous has been provided by the Helene Zucker Seeman Memorial Exhibition Fund.

Jean-Michel Othoniel: My Way was organized by the Centre Pompidou.

Generous support for this exhibition was provided by Galerie Perrotin. Additional support was provided by the Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Exhibition Fund, the Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia Contemporary Art Exhibition Fund, the Institut français, the Ministry of Foriegn Affairs, and the Ministry of Culture.

Image: Mickalene Thomas (American, b. 1971). Din, une très belle négresse #2, 2012. Rhinestones, acrylic paint, and oil enamel on wood panel, 102 x 84 x 2 in. (259.1 x 213.4 x 5.1 cm). Private collection, Boston. Courtesy of the artist, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, and Suzanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. © Mickalene Thomas, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, and Suzanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. Photograph by Christopher Burke Studio.

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