Thomas Paine's pamphlets made the case for independence, and the Brooklyn Museum sets them beside nine contemporary works that pick up his call 'to begin the world over again.' Kara Walker and Hank Willis Thomas reframe American histories, while new text works by Donald Moffett and Maynard Monrow deliver one blunt message: power lies with us. It is a timely, compact show for the 250th anniversary year.
What to expect
Historic printed documents alongside contemporary installations, music-based work and graphic text pieces. Nearby, Donald Moffett's IMPEACH sound installation replays John Lewis's 1998 House floor speech.
Good to know
- Included in general admission
- Part of the Drawing America: US@250 season, which runs through Election Day
- Continue to Donald Moffett: IMPEACH on the fifth floor
- The 2/3 at Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum stops at the door
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Common questions
Which artists are included?
Paul Ramírez Jonas, Charles Gaines, Jason Kao Hwang, Öyvind Fahlström, Joyce Kozloff, Hank Willis Thomas, Kara Walker, Donald Moffett and Maynard Monrow.
What historic texts are shown?
Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776–83).
