The Indypendent
Exhibits
New York City’s History of Resistance Chronicled at Museum of the City of New York
Sara Seidman and Neal Rosenstein discuss the new permanent exhibition that displays the tactics New Yorkers have used to demand change in their communities.
Remembering When New York City Was Under Military Occupation for Seven Years
A new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York retells the story of how the British occupied New York City from 1776-1783
Montreal Musician Promotes Ties between Art and Activism During NYC Visit
In his presentation, Stefan Christoff described how radical artists in Montreal have supported struggles for labor rights, Palestinian solidarity, climate justice and indigenous sovereignty.
This is Not a Watermelon: A Brooklyn-Palestine Solidarity Event in Dialogue with Protest Art
‘Making sure we remember every possible way — through education, through music, through dance, through art — is a part of resistance.’
As City budget negotiations commence tomorrow, all departments are on the chopping block except the NYPD, with many community programs at risk of being cut.
A New Exhibit Brings to Life the History of Racism and Resistance in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Public Library’s Center for Brooklyn History opens its outdoor Brooklyn Resists exhibit tomorrow on Juneteenth. “We realized during COVID that…
Black Lives Matter Inspires the Whitney
What a way to go. For his 2003 video “Self-Portrait Piñata,” artist Dave McKenzie cast his image as a…
Alice Neel: Painting People Left Out of the Picture
In a world that viewed portrait painting as an affectation of the rich, Alice Neel (1900-1984) believed all people…
New Exhibit Takes Aim at Gun Culture and Its Pathologies
As mass shootings become “normal” again from Atlanta to Boulder, Karen M. Gutfreund invites to explore the toxic culture that feeds our gun obsession.