BROOKLYN, NY.- On the fifth floor, the Brooklyn Museum presents a mesmerizing film installation by conceptual artist and composer Christian Marclay. With Doors (2022), his latest cinematic work, Marclay transforms the simple act of entering and exiting doorways into a captivating cinematic collage. From silent films, early black-and-white talkies, and modern-day motion pictures, doors become portals, seamlessly transporting viewers across eras, genres, and emotions. With dynamic soundtracks and intermittent dialogue in multiple languages, the film loops continuously, ensuring no arrival or departure is final and creating an open-ended exploration of cinema’s limitless possibilities.

Christian Marclay: Doors is organized by Kimberli Gant, Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art, with Indira A. Abiskaroon, Curatorial Assistant, Modern and Contemporary Art.

Opening in the Brooklyn Museum’s Great Hall, Red Grooms, Mimi Gross, and The Ruckus Construction Co.: Excerpts from “Ruckus Manhattan” features two scenes from the original immersive installation Ruckus Manhattan (1975–77) by Red Grooms, Mimi Gross, and more than twenty artists comprising The Ruckus Construction Company. A fantastical twist on the Staten Island Ferry, Dame of the Narrows (1975) transports visitors into the heart of New York City. In this “sculptural comic book” of urban life, on view for the first time in more than thirty years, a towering ferry, a sprawling suspension bridge, and the Statue of Liberty are set against a backdrop of Lower Manhattan.

In addition to Dame of the Narrows, visitors will encounter the 42nd Street Porno Bookstore (1976), a brand-new collection addition on view for the first time at the Brooklyn Museum. This satirical, cartoonish depiction of a 1970s adult storefront in Times Square captures the city’s grit and humor, offering a playful yet affectionate tribute to New York’s ever-evolving character.

Red Grooms, Mimi Gross, and The Ruckus Construction Co.: Excerpts from “Ruckus Manhattan” is organized by Kimberli Gant, Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art, with Indira A. Abiskaroon, Curatorial Assistant, Modern and Contemporary Art.