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The Ship of Tolerance – Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. Dumbo Arts Festival, New York.
The Ship of Tolerance – Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. Dumbo Arts Festival, New York.

In 1494, Sebastian Brant published Das Narrenschiff, or The Ship of Fools, a popular satirical tract describing a representative cargo of follies and vices, undertaken by an ensemble of characters, voyaging towards the destination of Narragonia – the island of fools. Chapters were devoted to such offences as Arrogance Toward God, Marrying for Money, and Noise in Church. The idea also inspired Hieronymous Bosch’s painting, Ship of Fools. The Ships of Fools existed in reality as the mentally ill were indeed transported around the waterways of medieval Europe….

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Media FeatureMegan BartonAAJ Press, 2013, JEH
The Ship of Tolerance
The Ship of Tolerance

As part of the 17th annual Dumbo Arts Festival Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, in a joint collaboration with Studio in a School, will present The Ship of Tolerance, in Brooklyn Bridge Park on September 27, 2013, as part of the 17th annual DUMBO Arts Festival. The work will remain on view on the Brooklyn waterfront until October 6th.

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Media FeatureMegan Barton2013
Internationally Renowned Artists Ilya & Emilia Kabakov To Present The Ship Of Tolerance On September 27, 2013 In Brooklyn Bridge Park
Internationally Renowned Artists Ilya & Emilia Kabakov To Present The Ship Of Tolerance On September 27, 2013 In Brooklyn Bridge Park

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, in a joint collaboration with Studio in a School, will present The Ship of Tolerance, in Brooklyn Bridge Park on September 27, 2013 as part of the 17th annual DUMBO Arts Festival. The work will remain on view on the Brooklyn waterfront until October 8th.

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Media FeatureMegan BartonGlobal Consulting Communication Services, 2013