Around El Barrio
Weaving In & Out
No Longer Empty in collaboration with Tapestry and El Museo del Barrio is pleased to present Weaving In & Out, a collaborative exhibition in a new green development in East Harlem called Tapestry. The exhibit, opening June 15, will take over the raw ground floor space of a residential property called Tapestry located at 245 East 124th St., and was curated by Jodie Dinapoli, Ella Levitt, and Manon Slome with Trinidad Fombella from El Museo del Barrio.
Participating artists include: Mequitta Ahuja, Grimanesa Amoros, Blanka Amezkua, Isidro Blasco, Myritza Castillo, Carolina Caycedo, David Antonio Cruz, Helen Dennis, Alexis Duque, Ghostnet, Eleni Kamma, Fabienne Lasserre, Cristóbal Lehyt, Olek, Lina Puerta, Manny Vega, Carol Warner, and Marela Zacarias.
The project is made possible by Jonathan Rose Companies. The exhibition and accompanying programming were organized in collaboration with The Artist Pension Trust, Art for Change, El Museo del Barrio and The West Harlem Art Fund.
No Longer Empty (NLE) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to introduce art to a wider public by temporarily transforming vacant spaces throughout the city. NLE is committed to connecting with communities through art and to exploring and unleashing creative expression. NLE’s site-specific exhibitions provide exciting platforms for artists, revitalize vacant spaces and the neighborhoods where they are located, and bring art to a wider public in unexpected venues. www.nolongerempty.org