Maximo Colon
Untitled, c. 1970
Courtesy of Maximo Colon
Maximo Colon
Untitled, c. 1970
Courtesy of Maximo Colon
Fred W. McDarrah
Pablo Guzman, Yoruba of the Young Lords, c. 1968
Vintage gelatin silver
7 x 4 ½ inches (17.8 x 11.4 cm)
Purchased with funds from the Ford Foundation
2013.10
Fred W. McDarrah
Pablo Guzman, Yoruba of the Young Lords, c. 1968
Vintage gelatin silver
7 x 4 ½ inches (17.8 x 11.4 cm)
Purchased with funds from the Ford Foundation
2013.10
Tim Clifford
Threat Assessment, 2014
Ink on paper and paper inlay on panel
108 x 72 in
Courtesy of the artist
Tim Clifford
Threat Assessment, 2014
Ink on paper and paper inlay on panel
108 x 72 in
Courtesy of the artist
Patricia Domínguez
Eres un Princeso, 2013-2014
Video
03:28 min
Courtesy of the artist
Patricia Domínguez
Eres un Princeso, 2013-2014
Video
03:28 min
Courtesy of the artist
Lucia Hierro
Matisse Peace, 2013
Digital Print on Jacquard Tricot felt
3 x 4 ft.
Courtesy of the artist
Lucia Hierro
Matisse Peace, 2013
Digital Print on Jacquard Tricot felt
3 x 4 ft.
Courtesy of the artist
Jessica Vaughn
Glory, 2014
Digital Photograph
30 x40 in
Courtesy of the artist
Jessica Vaughn
Glory, 2014
Digital Photograph
30 x40 in
Courtesy of the artist
Michael Shultis
The Flop, 2014
Oil, acrylic, ink, astroturf, volleyball, bed sheet, string, wood, photo transparency, found skis and american flag
109 x 86 x 16 in
Courtesy of the artist
Michael Shultis
The Flop, 2014
Oil, acrylic, ink, astroturf, volleyball, bed sheet, string, wood, photo transparency, found skis and american flag
109 x 86 x 16 in
Courtesy of the artist
The Board of Trustees of The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Chairperson Laura Blanco, and Executive Director Holly Block cordially invite you to attend the opening of our summer open house.
6pm: Bronx Museum Members tour of ¡Presente! The Young Lords in New York with curators Johanna Fernández and Yasmin Ramírez. RSVP for member tour only to agrandy@bronxmuseum.org or call 718-681-6000, ext. 174.
Music by DJ Drift Raft
Featuring performances by AIM artists:
7:45pm
Ariel Jackson
The Origin of the Blues
Duration: 3 minutes
Location: 2nd Floor North Wing
8:00pm
Maria Hupfield
All Places, All Times, Always and Forever
Duration: 10 minutes
With the music of Laura Ortman
Location: Gallery 2
8:20pm
Julie Nymann
Shreds of Laughter
Duration: 15 minutes
Location: 2nd Floor North Wing
Free admission and bar (donations suggested)
Refreshments by Salsa Catering and JustJazzy Cakes 212
Suggested donation coffee service provided by Morris Perk. Additional sweets and coquito available for purchase by JustJazzy Cakes 212.
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Public and Community Engagement Programs are made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Mertz Gilmore Foundation. Beer has been donated by Bronx Brewery.
¡Presente! The Young Lords in New York
July 2 to October 15, 2015
Organized by guest curators Johanna Fernández and Yasmín Ramírez, ¡Presente! The Young Lords in New York is the first museum survey to examine the radical social group founded by Puerto Rican youth in New York and Chicago in the 1960s. The exhibition will examine the thematic, aesthetic, ideological, and historical parallels between the activities of The Young Lords and contemporary artists to demonstrate the organization’s resonance within American art. This exhibition will be presented in collaboration with El Museo del Barrio and Loisaida, Inc.
Bronx Calling: The Third AIM Biennial
July 9 to September 20, 2015
Curated by Bronx-based artists Hatuey Ramos-Fermín and Laura Napier, Bronx Calling: The Third AIM Biennial features the work of seventy-two emerging artists engaged in the Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) Program (classes of 2014 and 2015). AIM provides professional development opportunities for emerging artists residing and working in the New York metropolitan area. The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog.
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Support for ¡Presente! The Young Lords in New York was provided by The Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York, the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, New York Council for the Humanities, The Rosenberg Fund for Children, Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, and Anonymous. The Artist in the Marketplace program and Bronx Calling: The Third AIM Biennial are generously supported by Agnes Gund, the Jerome Foundation, The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, and The O'Grady Foundation, as well as Franklin Boyd, Deborah Buck, Jennifer and David Feldman, Steven Fisher, Cher Lewis, Teresa Liszka and Martin Weinstein, James Patterson, Penny Pilkington, Carole Server, Joyce Siegel and other individuals.
