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Published on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 by Lauren In a recent interview the Director of the Queens Museum of Art, Tom Finkelpearl shared his thoughts on the Fundred Project and the Museum’s community involvement. Here is what Tom had to say on the origins of the Fundred Project: Tom: Mel Chin is a mad genius of interactive art. I have admired him for years [...]...

Published on Friday, June 18, 2010 by Alexandra García Our neighborhood Corona has a very rich cultural history, and the residents’ journeys and stories as well as the neighborhood’s impressive diversity are treasures that all neighbors, old and newcomers are part of. Corona has beautiful treasures and one of them is the  link to Jazz history, music and civil rights movement that allowed Corona [...]...

Published on Thursday, June 17, 2010 by Alexandra García Written by Diana Navarrete, Public Events Intern Summer 2010 “Key to the City” is one of artist Paul Ramirez Jonas’s most recent projects sponsored by Creative Time. Inspired by the keys to the city that are given out by mayors to heroes or other dignitaries, the project centers on the thought that as people who belong [...]...

Published on Saturday, October 24, 2009 by meenahasan On Sunday September 27th, the Queens Museum of Art said goodbye to the Redlines Housing Crisis and Learning Center, which had been on view in the galleries since May 31st. The exhibition was an interactive space of graphics and investigative material that intends to explain and interrogate the intricacies of real estate finance.  Damon Rich [...]...

Published on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 by preranareddy On Thursday August 27th, The Queens Museum of Art sponsored a town hall on the foreclosure crisis to explore these questions as well as to provide residents with an opportunity to speak out and seek referrals from experts.  The event took place at the Jamaica Public Library and was organized in conjunction with the Museum’s [...]...

Published on Thursday, July 9, 2009 by preranareddy On Wednesday, July 8th, the Queens Museum of Art hosted a celebration dedicated to housing advocates that have devoted their careers to improving housing in our city. The occasion, to which over 100 housing advocacy groups from around the five boroughs were invited, came about as part of the museum’s latest exhibition Red Lines Housing [...]...

Published on Monday, June 29, 2009 by preranareddy       ——————–How does the private housing market really work?——————– —————————-How did the current housing crisis start?—————————- ——————&...

Published on Sunday, June 1, 2008 by preranareddy Colonial-era document on religious freedom becomes a springboard for artists' exploration of contemporary religious diversity in Flushing, Queens....

Published on Friday, June 2, 2006 by preranareddy Collaborative public art pieces challenge negative perceptions of immigrants in New York and explore the immigrant experience....