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March 8–April 28, 2018

A Moment in the Sun

Tiffany Smith

inspired by traditions of West African portrait photography and the cultural practice of using the wicker throne peacock chair

March 6–April 21, 2018

Shug Avery’s Kiss

Tiona Nekkia McClodden

Shug Avery’s Kiss, a project that will turn the physical space of Recess into a juke joint.

January 9–March 3, 2018

Invisible Man Tattoo

Doreen Garner

Invisible Man Tattoo is a pop up tattoo shop offering designs that reflect the histories and experiences of Black people and the African Diaspora.

January 4–March 3, 2018

Primetime

Alexandra Bell

exploring the role of stereotypes, messaging, and news media to directly engage issues of racism, gun violence, and police brutality

December 2017

Razzle Dazzle

Shantrelle P. Lewis

November 3–December 23, 2017

A Ponemos Chancla

Troy Michie

A Ponemos Chancla is an installation that simulates a men’s formalwear shop to explore camouflage, the semiotics of fashion.

November 2017

To Do You

Will Rawls

October 2017

Kitchen Sink Drama

Joshua Simon

September 8–October 28, 2017

The Service Room

Maayan Strauss

The Service Room is a project that will create a unique environment and framework for the communal exchange of services.

September 7–December 22, 2017

Project al-Khwarizmi (PAK) POP-UP Workshop

Stephanie Dinkins

an investigation of algorithms exposing pervasive forms of digital discrimination

August 2017

Ground Up

Kemi Adeyemi

July 13–September 1, 2017

Steady Pulse

Brendan Fernandes

Steady Pulse is a club that plays host to a diverse range of happenings and interventions, including performances, movement workshops, conversations.

June 23–September 1, 2017

then the street lights–like a warning bell

Sable Elyse Smith

a project by Sable Elyse Smith consisting of constellation of works that simultaneously reference sites of play and enclosure

May 27–July 9, 2017

Wonder Room

Allison Janae Hamilton

Wonder Room is a hybrid of a treehouse, resource lounge, imaginative think tank, and community environment.

April 15–May 21, 2017

Recess: May 21, 2014

Am Schmidt

Recess: May 21, 2014, a month-long summoning of musician Dave Navarro.

March 30–June 17, 2017

Iyapo Repository

Salome Asega and Ayodamola Tanimowo Okunseinde

a speculative lab and resource library operated by Salome Asega and Ayodamola Okunseinde that maintains a collection of digital and physical artifacts

March 10–April 8, 2017

Faked/Out

Andrew Lampert

Faked/Out is a multi-platform response to the world’s current information crises.

March 2017

Fantasies of the Junk Shop

Hunter Braithwaite

January 12–March 9, 2017

Shaun Leonardo: Assembly

Shaun Leonardo

Assembly is invested in reframing the narrative around the justice system with and for court-involved participants

January 3–March 4, 2017

You Never Know What Idea You Might Have

Motoko Fukuyama

A two-month project that will forge links between Recess and Argo Electronics, located on Canal Street one block away from our storefront.

December 2016

Get in Where You Can Fit in

Danielle Jackson

November 3–December 23, 2016

BROUHAHA

Željka Blakšić

BROUHAHA is a shape-shifting habitat, with a sculptural skate ramp positioned in the space as its physical anchor.