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Aaron Beebe
Aaron G. Beebe is an American artist and curator working in Brooklyn, NY. He was the Director of the Coney Island Museum., is a co-founder of the Morbid Anatomy Museum and is the creator of the Congress for Curious People Beebe was born in Lakewood, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University and New York University. During his tenure at the Coney Island Museum, Beebe produced several collaborative installations. In fact, Beebe has said that he views museums themselves as a type of installation work. Notable work at the Coney Island Museum included: * "Postcards from Paradise" - A humorous work about the history of mailed images and texts, featuring a working post office and postmaster. With performance artist Martha Wilson. * "The Coney Island Amateur Psychoanalytic Society and it's Circle" - An installation by Zoe Belloff. * "The Great Coney Island Spectacularium" - A reproduction of a 19th-century dime museum that used the original, 19th century, collection of the former Niagara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coney Island Museum
Coney Island USA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization founded in 1980 that is dedicated to the cultural and economic revitalization of the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. Its Childs Restaurants (Surf Avenue location), headquarters building in the heart of Coney Island's amusement district houses a theater in which the organization presents "Sideshows by the Seashore", a freak show, showcase for performers with unusual talents that runs continuously during the warmer months, as well as the Coney Island Museum. It is also notable as the organizer of the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade, the first of which took place in 1983. The Coney Island Museum features artifacts and memorabilia about the amusement park, beach and neighborhood's history and culture, as well as changing exhibits of art and culture. The museum is open seasonally. Coney Island USA was founded in 1980 by Costa Mantis, Jane Savitt-Tennen and Dick D. Zigun. Coney Island USA is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |