Past Events
Dec 5: Exhibition Walk-Through and Conversation with Artists Donna Bassin and Stephanie J. Woods
Join us via Instagram Live for a walk-through of Smack Mellon’s Bound Up Together with artists Donna Bassin and Stephanie J. Woods. Curated by Rachel Gugelberger, the exhibition explores the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment and is on view through Dec 14.
Nov 25: Flag Fry Video by Artist Kiyan Williams
On the eve of Thanksgiving, tune in to view a new video by Kiyan Williams featuring the work How Do You Properly Fry an American Flag.
NOV 5: Curator Aaron Levi Garvey Discusses David Hammons’s flag in Hudson
Garvey will share his three-year journey to realize this important flag project with David Hammons, who moved to Hudson, NY from New York City in the aftermath of 9/11. Join us on Zoom at 1pm EST.
Oct 28: Virtual Artist Talk at Nordstrom’s Styling
Join us on Instagram Live for a discussion on Anthony Akinbola’s untitled flag work in Styling: Black Expression, Rebellion and Joy Through Fashion, curated by Souleo and on view at Nordstrom NYC through Oct 29.
Oct 9: Livestream Performance by Tasha Dougé
Bronx-based conceptual artist Tasha Dougé will perform and record her reinterpretation of the Pledge of Allegiance with her flag artwork, Justice, at the Andrew Freedman Home.
Dec 2: Sanford Biggers in Conversation with Codeswitch Curators Sergio Bessa and Andrea Andersson
Join us Wednesday, at 1 pm EST via Zoom for a discussion exploring the historical layers and plurality of Biggers's quilt-based works and the further implications of the Bronx Museum exhibition amid the current political moment. Register for the Zoom talk here.
Nov 13-20: Live and Online Video Projection of Jeffrey Gibson’s Nothing is Eternal
Join us at 8 pm each night to view this projection live at WallTime
Houston and Bowery, NYC or online here. Presented in partnership with Art at a Time Like This and the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts. Opening night party at WallTime from 7:30-8:30 on Nov 13.
NOV 2: Zoom Talk with Artist Mel Chin
Mel Chin, whose work with flag imagery and the state of U.S. politics spans three decades, is joined by curator Natasha Becker. Join the conversation via Zoom at 1 pm EST.
Oct 24: Zoom Lunch Time Talk with artist June Edmonds
This week, we feature artist June Edmonds in her Los Angeles studio.Join the Zoom meeting at 12pm EST, 9am PST.
Nov 30: Zoom Talk with Artist Abigail DeVille
Tune in via Zoom to join artist Abigail DeVille and curator Eileen Jeng Lynch in conversation about DeVille’s flag works since 2007. Utilizing locally found materials and detritus, DeVille’s work unearths forgotten histories and labor of marginalized people.
Nov 11: Artist Sandy Williams IV Discusses Melting Monuments and the Flag
This Veteran’s Day, join multi-disciplinary artist Sandy Williams IV and curator Emily Alesandrini in conversation on the evolving role of monuments in our national landscape and the relationship between public art, memory, and political engagement. Join via Zoom at 5 pm EST.
Oct 29: daàPò réo debuts reincarNATION, a new performance-based Video
In reincarNATION, réo constructs and deconstructs the American flag in his signature bricolage style and poetic storytelling.
Oct 15: Virtual Studio Talk with artists Tajh Rust and Tariku Shiferaw
Join us for a virtual studio talk between conceptual artists Tajh Rust and Tariku Shiferaw.