A Celebration of Tom Lloyd
March 21, 2026 12:00–7:00pm
Studio Museum in Harlem
144 W 125th Street New York, NY 10027
Join artists and scholars for an afternoon celebration commemorating the closing weekend of Tom Lloyd. Guests are invited to activations that engage with Lloyd’s experimental light sculptures and explore his practice as an artist and activist. Featured participants include Emily Verla Bovino, Connie H. Choi, Nikita Gale, Habiba Hopson, Matthew Jamal, L’Rain, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, and Krista Thompson.
Refracted Light: Artists Respond to Tom Lloyd
12:00–5:00 pm, 3rd Floor
At brief intervals throughout the day, experience artistic responses to Tom Lloyd’s experimental light sculptures. Occurring at 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:15 pm, and 4:15 pm, these activations bring the sculptures and invited musicians and performers into collaborative exchanges. Artists working with instruments and sound respond to both the gallery and Lloyd’s works, creating encounters between light, space, and sound.
Please note, capacity is limited. Visitors are invited to experience the activations while moving through the gallery. Seating will not be provided.
On Visibility
5:30–7 pm, The Stoop
Join us for a discussion exploring the reverberations of Tom Lloyd’s practice across disciplines and the artist’s advocacy for artists of color with the Arts Workers' Coalition, the Store Front Museum, and more. Emily Verla Bovino, Habiba Hopson, and Krista Thompson join Curator Connie H. Choi for this conversation on Lloyd’s search for visibility beyond the presence of light.
Free with Museum admission. Capacity is limited. ASL interpretation will be provided.
Bank of America is the Studio Museum in Harlem’s lead opening and inaugural exhibitions sponsor. Major support for the inaugural exhibitions and publications has been provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Funding for Tom Lloyd provided by the Holly Peterson Foundation and Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Additional funding provided by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Artists
A Celebration of Tom Lloyd
March 21, 2026 12:00–7:00pm
Studio Museum in Harlem
144 W 125th Street New York, NY 10027
Join artists and scholars for an afternoon celebration commemorating the closing weekend of Tom Lloyd. Guests are invited to activations that engage with Lloyd’s experimental light sculptures and explore his practice as an artist and activist. Featured participants include Emily Verla Bovino, Connie H. Choi, Nikita Gale, Habiba Hopson, Matthew Jamal, L’Rain, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, and Krista Thompson.
Refracted Light: Artists Respond to Tom Lloyd
12:00–5:00 pm, 3rd Floor
At brief intervals throughout the day, experience artistic responses to Tom Lloyd’s experimental light sculptures. Occurring at 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:15 pm, and 4:15 pm, these activations bring the sculptures and invited musicians and performers into collaborative exchanges. Artists working with instruments and sound respond to both the gallery and Lloyd’s works, creating encounters between light, space, and sound.
Please note, capacity is limited. Visitors are invited to experience the activations while moving through the gallery. Seating will not be provided.
On Visibility
5:30–7 pm, The Stoop
Join us for a discussion exploring the reverberations of Tom Lloyd’s practice across disciplines and the artist’s advocacy for artists of color with the Arts Workers' Coalition, the Store Front Museum, and more. Emily Verla Bovino, Habiba Hopson, and Krista Thompson join Curator Connie H. Choi for this conversation on Lloyd’s search for visibility beyond the presence of light.
Free with Museum admission. Capacity is limited. ASL interpretation will be provided.
Bank of America is the Studio Museum in Harlem’s lead opening and inaugural exhibitions sponsor. Major support for the inaugural exhibitions and publications has been provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Funding for Tom Lloyd provided by the Holly Peterson Foundation and Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Additional funding provided by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Studio Museum in Harlem
144 W 125th Street New York, NY 10027