NEW YORK (AP) — A derelict Naval hospital that treated soldiers from the Civil War through World War II is the site of an art installation that deals with the wounds of war and the human power of healing.Conceptual artist Bettina WitteVeen said it took five years to secure the Brooklyn Navy Yard site for her “When We Were Soldiers . once and young” exhibition, which opens Saturday.”I basically perceive the building and my artwork as one,” she said.It is the first time an artist has been allowed to use the building, preserved as a time capsule of another era …read more
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