Recent
RSSA Polyphony of Politically Engaged Art
Interview with Benjamin Barson
On Friday, June 22nd, Katrina De Wees, Education Assistant at The Studio Museum in Harlem, sat down with Benjamin Barson, Production Manager at Ginny’s Supper Club Red Rooster Harlem, to discuss his most recent project, in collaboration with Arturo O’Farrill’s Grammy Award Winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra and El Museo Del Barrio.
Katrina De Wees: Can you start with an introduction of yourself?
Preserving Legacy with Jamel Shabazz
In Hands On: Photography – Preserving Legacy students participated in a project that documented their family and communities over the course of a week. In this two-part workshop, photographer and educator Jamel Shabazz shared his work, discussed his art-making philosophy, and offered practical and technical direction for taking photos. Shabazz guided students in an invaluable project that preserves the legacy of what is important to them through photography.
Summer Opening 2012 [Photos]
Highlights
On Wednesday, June 13, guests were invited to the opening of the Summer 2012 Exhibitions and Projects: Caribbean: Crossroads of the World; Primary Sources: 2011-12 Artists in Residence; Illuminations: Expanding the Walls 2012; and Harlem Postcards Summer 2012. The old meets the new in this refreshing group of exhibitions with works spanning from the 1790s through 2012, including new works from this year's artists in residence: Njideka Akunyili, Meleko Mokgosi and Xaviera Simmons.
Thelma's on Instagram!
We are so excited that our Director and Chief Curator has joined the Instagram bandwagon! Search for thelmagolden and check out her instagram—it's our new obsession!
Sneak Peek Summer 2012 Installation [Photos]
We are officially gearing up for our Summer 2012 Exhibitions and Projects featuring Caribbean: Crossroads of the World, Primary Sources: Artists in Residence 2011-12, Illuminations: Expanding the Walls 2012, and Harlem Postcards Summer 2012 opening Thursday, June 14!
Made in L.A. 2012
Assistant Curator Naima Keith Attends "Made in L.A." Opening
Last week, I swapped coasts to attend the opening of “Made in L.A. 2012,” Los Angeles’s first biennial. “Made in L.A. 2012”—collaboratively organized by the Hammer Museum and LAXART—is an exciting survey of contemporary artistic production in L.A., exhibiting new work from sixty emerging and under-recognized artists produced for the biennial. Although many of the participating artists share the same zip code, their work is incredibly diverse spanning all imaginable themes and mediums—imbuing this LA-based exhibition with international relevance. Matching the immensity of the L.A. landmass, the large-scale exhibition is installed in three different locations throughout the city: The Hammer Museum in Westwood, LAXART in Culver City, and the Department of Cultural Affairs Gallery in Barnsdall Park.
CBS2 Spotlight on Kira Lynn Harris [VIDEO]
Art That's Meant To Be An Experience
Spring Luncheon 2012 [Photos]
Highlights
On Friday, May 11, 2012, The Studio Museum in Harlem held its sixth annual Spring Luncheon at the Mandarin Oriental New York, saluting Debra L. Lee, Chairman & CEO, BET Netowrks.
The Artist's Voice feat. Kira Lynn Harris [VIDEO]
in conversation with Lauren Haynes
In case you missed The Artist's Voice featuting Kira Lynn Harris in conversation with Assistant Curator Lauren Haynes last month, check it out here!
On March 29, 2012 Assistant Curator Lauren Haynes sat down with Kira Lynn Harris to discuss her current exhibition Kira Lynn Harris: The Block | Bellona. In this exhibition, Harris reimagines The Block (1971), Romare Bearden’s iconic, six-panel, eighteen-foot-long collage depicting life in Harlem. With The Block as a touchstone, Harris, whose interdisciplinary practice mixes video, photography, drawing, painting and site-specific installation, creates a scene of a contemporary, alternate Harlem.
Arts & Minds Celebrates First Exhibition Opening
at Lumen Gallery, NYC
April 23, 2012 marked Arts & Minds’ first-ever exhibition opening at Lumen Gallery in New York City, celebrating the artwork created by the program’s participants at The Studio Museum in Harlem over the course of the year.
In the Fall of 2011, program participants dove deep into collage, inspired by the Studio Museum's Fall exhibition, The Bearden Project. Watercolors, newspaper, and even natural materials such as eucalyptus and twigs were used to interpret the participant’s own creative responses to various works from The Bearden Project. The evolution of the participants' technique and ability was clearly visible that night, and the framed artworks were proof of how powerful art can be as a therapeutic tool. Meanwhile, the artists behind the artwork glowed with pride.