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Who NEU? This blog by Museum Director Tracy Fitzpatrick keeps our members and friends informed of the 'backstory' behind all t... Who NEU? For more than five years (and 250 posts), Museum Director Tracy Fitzpatrick's blog has been keeping members and friends informed of the ‘backstory' behind all that is happening at the NEU.

From the Director.

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  • A group of people stand in a dimly lit art gallery with neon light installations in red, green, and blue on the walls, creating colorful r

    backstory: Quiet momentum

    There is a quiet momentum to the Museum this season. 

  • Bisque-fired ceramic plate, silicone on rubber Wellington boots.

    backstory: O-Let’s-Go, as she might say

    Tomorrow marks the opening of performance artist and punster Pat Oleszko’s exhibition Fool Disclosure at SculptureCenter in Long Island City. 

  • Gallery space with modular wooden sculptures arranged on a brown tile floor. Pieces of unassembled wood lie on the floor. The wall text read

    backstory: build, build, build

    When you walk into the Neuberger you always walk past our front desk, which is actually a work of art, created by us by the artist Tobias Putrih.

  • Publication cover with Abstract painting with textured gray, white, and blue rectangular sections. JANET LANGSAM is in bold black letter

    backstory: Proud mentor moment

    I’ve mentored many people over the course of my career. And it’s always rewarding. Sometimes you’re teaching about how to behave in a meeting. Sometimes how to listen. Sometimes how to chew with your mouth closed (yes, that was a big mentoring item for me many years ago with a student).

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