Interweaving family lore, mythology, science fiction, and digital abstraction, Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi’s 2022 film “Into The Violet Belly” follows the collaboration between the artist and her mother, Thuyen Hoa, who fled Vietnam after the end of the American War via a near-calamitous sea journey.
Like everything alive that we try to hold forever is curated by Elizabeth Diggon, Naomi Potter, and Shauna Thompson. The exhibition is organized by Esker Foundation and produced as a traveling exhibition by Independent Curators International (ICI).
Curated by Su-Ying Lee, the group exhibition “Constellations: Racial myths, land, and labour” begins with the flows of people and plants circulated through the routes of early European colonialism.
This ongoing body of work, offers a tangle of plant cuttings that appear to stretch their leaves toward the light in a sun-soaked greenhouse.
“Tap, Tap & Unwrap” is an exhibition of videos made by youth from a workshop series which was led by Juan Ortiz-Apuy, where they experimented with the viral trends of ASMR and unboxing.
For more than twenty years, Deanna Bowen’s practice has evolved from its roots in experimental documentary video into a complex mapping of power as seen in public and private archives.
At a time of heightened rhetoric against healthcare access for trans youth, Levin Ifko’s installation highlights expanded notions of what queer & trans healthcare can be, & how our connections with one another can pose a radical shift in how we choose to care for ourselves & those around us.
“Discovering More Choices” is the second exhibition featuring work created by students from Discovering Choices alternative high schools. Youth participated in a year-long workshop series led by local artists to connect them to contemporary art through experiential making & dialogue.
This youth exhibition, specially designed for kids and teenagers aged 6 to 14, casts a critical eye on modern consumer society and advertising aimed at children, which often features animals, colours, sounds, and shapes designed to appeal to them.
Lucia Hierro is a Dominican American conceptual artist born and raised in NYC, Washington Heights/Inwood, and currently based in the South Bronx. Lucia’s practice, which includes sculpture, digital media and installation, confronts 21st century capitalism through an intersectional lens.