The Studio Museum in Harlem

Celebrate Caribbean Heritage Month with caribBEING

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Celebrate Caribbean Heritage Month with caribBEING at The Studio Museum in Harlem!

Jun 24, 2016 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at The Studio Museum in Harlem

The Studio Museum in Harlem has partnered with caribBEING to present Studio Screen, which will include 4 films inspired by the exhibition  Ebony G. Patterson: … when they grow up …, an immersive, site-specific installation that highlights the systemic issue of ephehiphobia, or fear and loathing of children. The selection of shorts focuses on Caribbean youth as they struggle with tough decisions, and confront their own innocence in the face of societal pressures that prescribe adult responses from them:

No Soca, No Life (Kevin Adams, 2012, 30 mins.)
Olivia is a teenage girl from an impoverished community with a fabulous singing voice, honed in the church choir. When she decides to use her talent to sing soca, however, Olivia must face many hurdles, not least of all stiff opposition from her mother.

Missing Melodie (Monique Campbell, 2008, 7 mins.)
A young woman emigrates from Jamaica, looking forward to the reunion with her mother, but is sadly disappointed by the bitter reality.

Making History (Karen D. McKinnon & Caecilia Tripp, 2008, 9 mins.)
Two friends, acclaimed Carribean writer Edouard Glissant and poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, meet on a summer day and discuss issues of cultural identity. Analogously, a young woman traverses a metropolis alone.

Raft of Medusa (Alexis Peskine, 2016, 10 mins.)
Illustrating Theodore Gericault’s 200-year-old shipwreck painting The Raft of Medusa(1818–19), this poetic video depicts youthful migrants of African descent immigrating to the Western World from countries that were long colonized and exploited. The film explores the power and richness of these once colonized places, and speaks to the strength and vivacity of the youth uprising in these freshly independent nations, whilst also exposing the obstacles they face in the new world.

The screening will be followed by a public dialogue and Q&A with the featured filmmakers moderated by Shelley Worrell, co-founder of caribBeing, and Nico Wheadon, Director of Public Programs + Community Engagement at The Studio Museum in Harlem. Participants are then invited to a special Caribbean themed Uptown Fridays!, the Museum’s summer series that transforms the courtyard and galleries into a vibrant social hub, featuring the sounds of Libation’s DJ Ian Friday with Manchildblack and Afro Mosaic Soul, and signature cocktails.

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.)

Stanley Whitney: Dance the Orange

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Dance the Orange  is the first solo Museum exhibition for Stanley Whitney in New York. His colorful abstractions gained attention in the mid-1990s and continue to amaze audiences with blocks of color amidst horizontal strips on a sharply square canvas. His work is influenced by inspirations he receives from the everyday, such as jazz, poetry and literature. The influence of jazz, poetry and literature can be seen within the title of the works in the main gallery space, such as My Name is Peaches from a line in a song by Nina Simone.  His newest works, in the alcove space, show his continued mastery of color with a new fluidity in the placement of the blocks of color, with some not even touching each other in line. Through October 25th, Dance the Orange is a must see show during the Summer months at The Studio Museum in Harlem.

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Stanley Whitney “Untitled” 2013 Oil on linen; Stanley Whitney “Untitled” 2015 Oil on linen; Stanley Whitney “Untitled” 2008 Oil on linen; Stanley Whitney “Untitled” 2013 Oil on linen;Stanley Whitney “Untitled” 2013 Oil on linen; Stanley Whitney “Untitled” 2012 Oil on linen; Stanley Whitney “Untitled” 2010 Oil on linen; Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2015.

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Stanley Whitney “Untitled” 2015 Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2015.

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Stanley Whitney “Untitled” 2015 Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2015.

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Stanley Whitney “Hearts and Brains” 2012 Oil on linen; Stanley Whitney “Elephant Memory” 2014 Oil on linen; Stanley Whitney “My Name is Peaches” 2015 Oil on linen. Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2015.

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Stanley Whitney “Hearts and Brains” 2012 Oil on linen Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2015.

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Stanley Whitney “Elephant Memory” 2014 Oil on linen Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2015.

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Stanley Whitney “My Name is Peaches” 2015 Oil on linen Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2015.

The Artist’s Voice: Trenton Doyle Hancock in Conversation with Stanley Whitney at The Studio Museum in Harlem

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Spring 2015 exhibitions open at The Studio Museum in Harlem on Thursday, March 26th! Head Uptown and check out what’s on view through June 28, 2015.

Trenton Doyle Hancock, “Cave Scape #3,” 2010. Ink on paper, 6 1/4 x 10 inches. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York.

 

On March 26, 2015 head to The Artist’s Voice, which will feature Trenton Doyle Hancock and Stanley Whitney in discussion of Hancock’s drawings, collages and works on paper on view in Trenton Doyle Hancock: Skin and Bones, 20 Years of Drawing. Moderated by Lauren Haynes, Associate Curator, Permanent Collection, this conversation will explore the scope of this exhibition in relation to broader cultural concerns, and unpack the roles of performance, mythology and narrative in Hancock’s practice. Following the discussion will be a question and answer segment.

This program is free with Museum admission, which is a suggested donation of $7 for adults and $3 for students and seniors.  RSVP toprograms@studiomuseum.org to pre-register; however, all seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Trunk Show featuring Coreen Simpson: The Studio Museum

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On Sunday, February 22nd from 2-6pm do stop by The Studio Museum in Harlem for a trunk show featuring Coreen Simpson, creator of The Black Cameo ®. The beautiful and striking jewelry has been in a myriad of publications and her list of celebrity clients continues to expand. After an 1989 request from a client for a cameo depicting a woman of color and recognizing the void in the marketplace Ms. Simpson launched her signature jewelry piece, The Black Cameo ®, in 1990.

For more information on Sunday, visit the Studio Museum website here.