Gothamist: Despite Controversy, Brooklyn Museum to Honor Ratner

Toby von Meistersinger

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:19:42 -0500

Let me guess there was no quid pro quo with Ratner. And there is another reason not to spend any money at the the Murakami exhibit store. Not like we were going to but the crap or even see the Hello Kitty on acid exhibit anyway.

nonumentalart

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:33:49 -0500

come on people..this is nothing new..hasn't anyone heard of rockafeller? or carnegie? those capitalists were anti union slave drivers..nothing new here

chuzzlewit

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:28:46 -0500

"one-night-only Louis Vuitton performance in support of the protection of intellectual property" - why that's just crazy. that's as crazy as, like, getting a drug addict to support police outreach programs, or a rapper to cry out "sample tha beats, not tha ladies purses!" or as crazy as some neighborhood throwing a party for somebody who wants to tear that neighborhood down - yes indeedy, Kraaaayzzzay. but crazy is what we expect from that master originator who single handedly invented the crazy grunge look for perry crazy fucking ellis.

JRod5417

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:07:20 -0500

Nice work with the photoshop, or is that a genuine Murakami piece.

petebfd

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:57:49 -0500

"our global responsibility to protect artists and designers' creativity and creations.” aka protect my astronomical profits. what a jackass. like a more self-interested bono. don't ask me how thats possible.

malasagna

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:46:24 -0500

The Brooklyn Museum always in the forefront on controversial subjects. In 199 it was Sensation and Giuliani, and now this shit show. Sounds like the museum board is only doing it to piss people off......

alx

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:20:49 -0500

this sounds like an unparalleled sh*tshow.

JacqueMehoff

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:10:13 -0500

that's ratner? jeeZ, silverstein looks more personable.

sadpanda

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:08:06 -0500

what's with the asterisk?