Alicia Mersy: WISDOM FERTILIZER
February 21 - April 5, 2019 @ 6:00 - 8:00 PMOpening Reception: February 21, 6:00 – 8:00PM
Culpepper and Upper Gallery
Through satirical engagement with new age YouTube self-help coaching videos, popular news media, clip art, and commercial graphic aesthetics, Mersy reflects on the terrors of late capitalism and militarized border control.
[WORLD PREMIERE] Lime Rickey International: Future Faith
March 7 - March 9, 2019 @ 7:00 PMLime Rickey International is shipwrecked here from the future. She performs fictional folk dances, creates noise and sings to a homeland that is yet to exist.
Spring 2019 Class Registration Deadline is February 22nd!
Abrons’ classes and workshops are for art makers of all ages and every level of creative development. We nurture risk-taking, boldness and experimentation, and we embrace curiosity. Participants are encouraged to construct meaningful responses and collaborate while thinking critically. Come make something new.
[WORLD PREMIERE] Okwui Okpokwasili & Peter Born: Adaku’s Revolt
March 14 - March 24, 2019 @ Various TimesOne young black girl becomes alert to her inner signals, finds the strength to resist expectations, and revolts against efforts to straighten her hair.
[U.S. PREMIERE] Ni’Ja Whitson | The NWA Project: Oba Qween Baba King Baba
March 28 - March 30, 2019 @ 8:00 PMMarch 28-30, located at Danspace Project (131 E 10th Street, New York, NY), 8:00 PM
Co-commissioned by Danspace Project and Abrons Arts Center.
