Department of Transformation: Letters for the Future. All photos by Gregg Richards

New Yorkers can now borrow artwork from the Brooklyn Public Library as part of a new program and exhibition. Curated together with the Department of Transformation, “ Letters for the Future ” celebrates the library as one of the few remaining “intellectual, creative, and civic commons still freely available” with work from over 40 artists. As part of the exhibition, on view through January 25, library cardholders can check out artwork, including paintings, sculptures, zines, and more, for a three-week period.

Letters for the Future embraces an “open-source ethos” to share conceptual and aesthetic “tools” for public library-goers. The exhibition looks at art and design, and the themes of collectivity, lea

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