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Wellness and Crafts: Celebrating Women’s History Month

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Join members of the BxArts Factory community during the first weekend of Spring for our March 2018 Bronx and Crafts workshop celebrating womanhood! In this workshop, we will celebrate womanhood and provide self care opportunities for all attendees. From makeup tutorials, soap making and identity collages, participants will enjoy an evening of self discovery and wellness. Price per participant ($30) that includes a FREE drink, special gift and all art materials! At the end of the night you will take home your creation! We will be in a private new salon at the newly renovated and spacious Bronx Drafthouse! There, you can order a variety of cocktails, beers and get a taste of their delicious dishes. Come with your partner, your friend, or on your own to meet other great people and network!

Purchase tickets here: https://www.artful.ly/bxartsfactory

Mark Bradford: Receive Calls on Your Cell Phone from Jail

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The work of Mark Bradford has had a personal and professional impact on my life as an art lover and arts administrator. His work has been a pivotal reminder of the importance of art as a tool for social justice and societal reflection. I have often looked to his artwork for inspiration and reflection. Visiting Receive Calls on Your Cell Phone From Jail (2003) was a breathtaking experience, and I have tried to include photos with a variety of details so that you may view the skill, process and genius in his work. The work is a grid of thirty-eight paintings comprising posters that convey the challenges surrounding receiving collect calls from prison on one’s cell phone. For more information on the work you may click here.

Ellipsis: Pulitzer Arts Foundation

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During my visit to St. Louis I had to visit the Pulitzer Arts Foundation!

Ellipsis (April 15 – July 2, 2016) was currently on view, and it was such an immersive experience! All of my senses were stimulated through taste, touch, look and listen. On view was one of my favorite artists of all time: Felix Gonzalez-Torres. His work stimulated my senses as the roomed glowed gold, and it is a special treat to be able to take a piece of candy to eat, which also keeps the work alive.

Richard Serra “Joe” 2000 Weathering Steel The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
It is named for the late Joseph Pulitzer, Jr. (1913-1993), one of the earliest supporters of Serra’s work.
Reflective Pool at The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2016.
Roman Ondák “Clockwork”, 2014 Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2016.
Roman Ondák “Clockwork”, 2014
Felix Gonzalez-Torres “Untitled” (Placebo-Landscape-for Roni), 1993 Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2016.
Felix Gonzalez-Torres “Untitled” (Placebo-Landscape-for Roni), 1993 Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2016.

Hands On: Build a Kingdom

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On Sunday, August 16th from 2-4pm families are invited to a drop-in workshop inspired by Lauren Halsey’s artwork in the Everything, Everyday exhibition at The Studio Museum in Harlem. As a 2014-15 Artist in Residence Lauren constructed one of her “kingdoms,” built environments that combine contemporary and ancient imagery with materials ranging from crystals and LEDs to lasers, iridescent light and more in the Mezzanine Gallery space. Families are invited to think on how might they build their own kingdom and create their own sculptural creations.

Below are some photographs I took of the installation at The Studio Museum in Harlem

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Close up of Lauren Halsey “Kingdom Splurge” 2015 Paint, foam, cardboard, plaster, joint compound, wood, resin, metal and found objects (Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2015.)

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Close up of Lauren Halsey “Kingdom Splurge” 2015 Paint, foam, cardboard, plaster, joint compound, wood, resin, metal and found objects (Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2015.)

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Close up of Lauren Halsey “Kingdom Splurge” 2015 Paint, foam, cardboard, plaster, joint compound, wood, resin, metal and found objects (Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2015.)

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Close up of Lauren Halsey “Kingdom Splurge” 2015 Paint, foam, cardboard, plaster, joint compound, wood, resin, metal and found objects (Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2015.)

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Close up of Lauren Halsey “Kingdom Splurge” 2015 Paint, foam, cardboard, plaster, joint compound, wood, resin, metal and found objects (Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2015.)

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Close up of Lauren Halsey “Kingdom Splurge” 2015 Paint, foam, cardboard, plaster, joint compound, wood, resin, metal and found objects (Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2015.)