Category: New York Public Library

Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Harlem, New York Public Library, The Schomburg Center

 

 

 

Images from two series: Looking inside: Portraits of Women Serving Life Sentences ~ Life after Life in Prison: The Bedroom Project. Image credit: Sara Bennett

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is the current destination for the acclaimed exhibition, Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration curated by Dr. Nicole R. Fleetwood ~ previously on view at MoMA PS1 in 2020.

Documenting the work of more than 30 artists, including people in prisons, formerly incarcerated artists, and work by non-incarcerated artists concerned with state repression, the exhibition will be on view throughout the historic research library. Marking Time will be on view through December 4, 2023, with all three galleries on view, an artist talk, and a performance.

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The Schomburg Center Hosts 5th Annual Literary Festival on June 17th ~ Juneteenth 2023

Harlem, Juneteenth, New York Public Library, The Schomburg Center, The Schomburg Center Literary Festival

 

 

 

Image from Schomburg Center Literary Festival, 2022.Photo credit: APM World/Emmanuel Agbeble, Isseu Diouf Campbell, Bill Farrington and Bob Gore. Above image, ‘2022 The Exonerated Five: An In-Depth Look at their Journey to Justice’ Abiodun Oyewole, a founding member of The Last Poets in conversation with Dr. Yusef Salaam (Exonerated Five) and current candidate running for Harlem City Council.

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will host its 5th Annual Literary Festival on Saturday, June 17th. Traditionally held on Juneteenth weekend, the Schomburg Center Literary Festival is held both outdoors and throughout the historic research library in Harlem, featuring discussions, workshops, and book signings with established and emerging writers across the Black Diaspora.

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East 125th Street Library One of Five Original Carnegie Libraries to Receive Full Renovation

East Harlem, New York Public Library, NYPL

 

 

 

In 2021, the New York Public Library enhanced, repaired, and expanded public spaces to the tune of over $335 million in a capital construction program. In addition to the highlighted Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library and upgrades to Gottesman Hall in the iconic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (including the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures), the Library spent $37.4 million on 30 other branches serving the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. Many of these projects were stalled during the pandemic, and have now been restarted. One such project is a complete renovation for five of the original Carnegie Libraries. And one of those five is located at 224 East 125th Street. Below are a few renderings for the new space, including artwork.

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The Wondrous Willa Kim: Costume Designs for Actors & Dancers Opens at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

New York Public Library, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, NYPL

 

 

 

Installation view, The Wondrous Willa Kim: Costume Designs for Actors and Dancers courtesy NYPL

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts celebrates the long and colorful career of costume designer Willa Kim in her first-ever major retrospective exhibition, The Wondrous Willa Kim: Costume Designs for Actors and Dancers. Kim’s archive was acquired by the Library in 2017. The show features an assortment of designs and costumes from her long and prolific career, including work from productions like Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, The Will Rogers Follies, and her final Broadway show, Victor/Victoriastarring Julie Andrews.

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