West Harlem Art Fund
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MICHELLE OBAMA’S NOD TO GEES BEND QUILTS
The colorful pattern speaks to the uniquely Obama-esque blend of patriotism and activism, tradition and modernity. Quilting is the essence of Americana; specifically, the pattern evokes the strikingly modernist quilts created by the isolated African-American community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, beginning in the late nineteenth century. Created from recycled scraps of fabric, often in…
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OMO VALLEY
Wearing make-up to feel more confident and attractive is common practice for Western women. And although they live in a world far removed from urban life, it’s the same for women of the Karo tribe in Ethiopia. Using white chalk and…
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THORNTON DIAL IS NOW ON VIEW
David Lewis is pleased to announce a survey of major works by Thornton Dial. The gallery is located at 88 Eldridge Street, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10002. In 1993, Dial made his New York museum solo debut with Thornton Dial: Image of the Tiger, at the New Museum (in association with the American Folk Art…
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20TH ANNIVERSARY
We wish to thank the artists that we have presented to serve the people of New York City with diverse art work. …
12th Avenue, Adrienne Reynolds, Allen Hansen, Ana Rokafella, Angel Chevrett, Anne Lau, Arches of Harlem, Ariel Jackson, Art Kartel, assemblage art, Badder Israel, Barbara Korman, Barry Charles Johnson, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Bentley Meeker, BG 183, Brian Convery, Bridging Stone Figures, Brim Fuentes, Brimming on the Edge, Bronx, Carlton Murrell, Charlie Reynoso, Chelsea, Chris Harris, City College of the City University of New York, Clymenza Hawkins, Colin Chase, Columbia University, Cotton Club, Counting Sheep, Dan Ericson, Daniel Del Valle, Debra Swack, Dianne Dwyer, Dianne Smith, Doug Quackenbush, DUMBO, East Harlem, Edward Lee, Ellen Maynard, Gail Shaw Clemons, George Crespo, Golden Lasso, Governors Island, Grant’s Tomb, Gumboot Juba, Hamilton Grange, Harlem, Hosea Johnson Percy Cardona, Iliana Emilia Garcia, Ina Archer, Jackson Heights Queens, Jamal Shabazz, James Best , Jill Lipotti, Jose Columna, Joseph Whippler, Joshua Reynolds, Karen Leon Aponte, Karlos Carcamo, Kenjiro Kitade, Kenly Dillard, Kenneth LeRitchie, Kiki Smith, Kyu Seok Oh, Lady Bird Johnson, LADY K-FEVER, Laura James, Leo Tecosky, Loosely Coupled, Luanda Lozada, Luis Pagan, Luminata, Madeline Schwartzman, Mark Kang-O’Higgins, Marthalicia Matarrita, Ms. Boom Box, Natalie Wood, NoLita, Nora Mae Carmichael, NY Restoration Project, Patrick Singh, Peace Park, Pedro Ramirez, pop-up digis, Pratt Department of Digital Arts, Rafia Santana, REE, Repurpose Lighting Intervention, Reuben King, Robert Diken, Rudy Guiterrez, Sacred Body of the Omo Valley People, Sai Morikawa, Savona Bailey-McClain, Scherezade Garcia, Shani Peters, Shiro, SIENIDE, Sleeping Beauty, Soho, Soraya Marcano, St. Nicholas Park, Stephen Beveridge, Story Piles, Take Me to the River, The Arches of Harlem, The H in Harlem, The Tunnel, Times Square, Tomo Mori, Tyson Hall, Under the Viaduct, Unity Ribbon, Vicki DaSilva, Vladimir Ginzburg, Washington Heights, West Harlem, West Harlem Art Fund, West Harlem Piers, Yasmin Hernandez, Yves Marie Vilain
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NINA CHANEL ABNEY’S NEW WORKS AT JACK SHAINMAN
Jack Shainman Gallery is presenting Nina Chanel Abney’s first solo exhibition at the gallery. Combining representation and abstraction, her work captures the frenetic pace of contemporary culture, broaching subjects as diverse as race, celebrity, religion, politics, sex, and art history. The series of new paintings presented here explores the tumultuous relationships between exterior and interior,…
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SURREALISMO OJOS DE MEXICO
Throckmorton Fine Artis pleased to announce the exhibit, Surrealismo Ojos de Mexico (Surrealism in Mexican Photography) featuring forty photographs by celebrated artists—foreign and national—which, according to gallery founder Spencer Throckmorton, “Demonstrate the enduring influence of Surrealism on photography in Mexico. …
Antonio Renoso, black and white photography, Flor Garduno, Graciela Iturbide, Hector Garcia, Kraige Block, Latin American photography, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Mexican surrealism, Nacho Lopez, photography, Rosa Covarrubias, Savona Bailey-McClain curator, Spencer Throckmorton, Surrealismo Ojos de Mexico, Throckmorton Fine Arts, West Harlem Art Fund
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SANFORD BIGGERS DEBUT AT MARIANNE BOESKY
Marianne Boesky Gallery is pleased to present Selah, Sanford Biggers’ first solo exhibition with the gallery. Through symbolic gestures and imagery Biggers creates an experience that highlights often overlooked cultural and political narratives in American History. The artist’s expansive body of…
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ABIGAIL DEVILLE TRAILBLAZING ABSTRACT ART
“IF TRAILBLAZING WAS EASY, THE ROAD WOULD BE PAVED” Abigail DeVille was born in 1981 in New York, where she lives and works. Maintaining a long-standing interest in marginalized people and places, DeVille creates site-specific immersive installations designed to bring attention to these forgotten stories, such as with the sculpture she built on the site…
Abigail Deville, abstract art, African American abstract artist, Alma Thomas, American abstract artist, Barbar Chase Riboud, Betty Blayton, Brenna Youngblood, Candida Alvarez, Chakaia Booker, Howardina Pindell, Jennie C. Jones, Kansas, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kianja Strobert, Lilian Thomas Burwell, Maren Hassinger, Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Mavis Pusey, Mildred Thompson, Nanette Carter, Savona Bailey-McClain curator, Shinique Smith, West Harlem Art Fund
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DERRICK ADAMS EXHIBITION ON PATRICK KELLY
Derrick Adams is a multidisciplinary New York-based artist working in performance, video, sound and 2D and 3D realms. His practice focuses on the fragmentation and manipulation of structure and surface, exploring self image and forward projection. A recipient of a 2009 Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, and 2014 S.J. Weiler Award, Adams received his MFA from…
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BLACK POWER MOVEMENT AT SCHOMBURG CENTER
Black Power! serves as another touchstone in the Schomburg’s “Black Power 50” focus, a yearlong examination into the 50th anniversary of the Black Power movement. Stokely Carmichael and fellow Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) worker Willie Ricks introduced Black Power as a concept in June 1966. Black Power! is located in the newly-renovated Main Exhibition…
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FUNKTIONAL VIBRATIONS AT THE HUDSON YARDS STATION
The West Harlem Art Fund has presented Xenobia Bailey in an exhibition before. We are so happy for her and her stunning Glass Mosaic at the new Hudson Yards Station. Xenobia is an amazing fiber artist! Bailey’s artwork consists of majestic mosaics suspended above the main entrance of the new 34 St – Hudson Yards…
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alt – break in Miami
Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future. Elie Wiesel By Savona Bailey-McClain, Executive Director & Chief Curator, West Harlem…
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GUERRA DE LA PAZ INSTALLATIONS
The Cuban-born artists Alain Guerra (b. 1968) and Neraldo de la Paz (b. 1955) have been working collaboratively under the name Guerra de la Paz since 1996. The duo currently have an installation — A Stitch in Time: Ghost Variations at the C.G. Boerner Gallery in Chelsea. Guerra de la Paz (GdlP) is a…
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JARDíN DE LAS SEMILLAS
An ecological phenomena has been occurring gradually around the globe. The incorporation of street art & graffiti with botanical materials. The results are quite spectacular because it’s interactive, living and a little life changing.…
art bombing, botanical art, Caribbean, City of Water Day, eco green, ecological, environmental art, Fort-de-France, graffiti bombing, grass bombing, green art, Harlem, Harlem art, Harlem Arts, Jardin de las semillas, land art, Martinique, moss, moss bombing, Nuxuno Xän, Pedro Ramirez, public art, Rosali Rodrigues, Savona Bailey-McClain, Seed Garden, street art, Street Art Utopia, Under the Viaduct, UTV 2016, West Harlem, West Harlem Art Fund
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CHIMACLOUD IN TIMES SQUARE
The works by artist Saya Woolfalk are breathtaking. Amazing, interactive, colorful (to say the least), digital and ALWAYS inviting. Curator Savona Bailey-McClain will interview Saya Woolfalk about her journey and artistic practice. The interview will be available online starting Friday evening after a live broadcast. ChimaClouds is on view through June 30th in the heart…
21st century art, art in NYC, Brooklyn-based artist, ChimaCloud, contemporary art, digital art, Digital artist, Midnight Moment, Midnight Moment Times Square, mixed media art, Mixed-media artist, NYC art, Savona Bailey-McClain curator, Saya Woolfalk, Sherry Dobbins, Times Square, Times Square Alliance, West Harlem Art Fund
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I AM INVESTED IN KEEPING PRESENT THE FORGOTTEN BODIES
“AND MY CURIOSITY MADE ME MORE AND MORE CURIOUS ” — Radcliffe Bailey Jack Shainman Gallery has represented Radcliffe Bailey since 2002. Solo exhibitions in the gallery have included Maroons (2014), Outer Spaceways (2011),Altered Destiny (2007), and Meet Me by the River (2002). Bailey was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey…
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WELL HELLO AFRICA 1:54
One continent with 54 countries. That’s what behind the art fair. The fair is located in Red Hook which took a long on this community but perseverance won the day and we have a fine art show. Above is a sampling of works with great artists represented by galleries around the globe. 1:54 New York…
1:54 Contemporary African Art, Angola, Belgium, Benin, Brooklyn, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Dave McKenzie, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Derrick Adams, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Italy, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pioneer Works, Red Hook, Savona Bailey-McClain, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, United Kingdom, USA, West Harlem Art Fund, Zimbabwe
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WEST HARLEM ART FUND WILL INTERVIEW ARTIST NARI WARD IN MAY
The West Harlem Art Fund in partnership with WBAI FM Radio will have a one-on-one interview with artist Nari Ward. This spring, Ward will present his 1st installation at the High Line in Chelsea. Known around the world as an accomplished sculptor and mixed media artist, the West Harlem Art Fund wanted our audience to…
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GETTING TO THE ROOT OF THINGS
The West Harlem Art Fund is embarking on a new journey. We will produce engaging interventions, panel talks, tours, thematic series and exhibitions that are more immersive. Getting to the root where all life matters. Connecting with others in mutual exchanges — fostering growth and cultural appreciation versus appropriation. We wish to…
African experiences, American art, American experiences, Art from the Diaspora, contemporary art, Fusion NY, Getting to the root, Getting to the root of things, Harlem, Harlem art, Harlem Arts, immersive experiences, Lonnie Holley, outsider arts, public art, Savona Bailey-McClain, thematic events, thematic series, Thornton Dial, West Harlem, West Harlem Art Fund, West harlem Arts
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PHOTOS FROM BREAKFAST PANEL ONE
The West Harlem Art Fund in partnership with Iconic Linx had a great time at the Red Rooster for FUSION NY. Our panelists were wonderful. There was a spirited conversation that considered some provocative ideas and solutions that dealt with the issue of diversity in the creative arts world. WBAI Radio will air the entire…
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