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The Aljira Archive Project (TAAP) would like to thank all who attended the grand opening of Dreamtime in Newark: Aljira and the Making of Global Contemporary Art last week, October 15, at the Newark Museum of Art (NMOA).

The celebration kicked off with a book signing by various contributors to Dreamtime in Newark’s accompanying publication, including exhibition co-curators Tricia Laughlin Bloom, Senior Curator of American Art, independent curator Alliyah Allen and curatorial assistant Monisha Bernard; artist Michael Paul Britto, artist and Aljira co-founder Carl E. Hazlewood, artist and TAAP co-founder Cicely Cottingham, artist, historian and Aljira Emerge Fellow Nell Painter, Rutgers University-Newark professor Mark Krasovic and Rutgers University-Newark professor and Pulitzer Prize winner Salamisha Tillet.

We were happy to see so many familiar faces! Long-time Aljira supporters Janet Rodriguez, Alejandro Anreus and F. Gary Knapp; former Aljira Trustees William Jones, Richard Camarieri, Michelle E. Richardson and Lisa Block; and Dreamtime in Newark exhibiting artists— among them—Nanette Carter, Nell Painter, Michael Paul Britto, Fausto Sevila, Nyugen Smith, Dahlia Elsayed, Grace Graupe Pillard, Manuel Acevedo, Philemona Williamson, David Ambrose and Hugo Bastidas.

Later in the evening we gathered for remarks from the NMOA Director & CEO Lisa Funderburke, and others. Lisa opened her remarks by saying “…There are thousands of programs around the country, around the world, that platform artists, but I’m gonna tell you something today: not one of them was Aljira. Aljira was unique, it was the gold standard. It was the aspirational goal”.
Later in her remarks she referred to the Museum’s work as “Stewards of the Sacred”.

TAAP is deeply thankful to the entire staff of NMOA for their tireless work, echoing the sentiment Victor Davson shared in his remarks, “I think there needs to be a broad base of support for this institution for it to be sustainable. I invite you, tonight, to make a pledge to this institution, because what we are experiencing tonight would not be possible without the Newark Museum of Art.”

📸 Installation photographs by Mike Peters.

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When I was little we used to play museum with our art. Today is art is in many museums with a message against racism and bias.
Celebrating my brother’s art coming out in print along side many other amazing artists. #Britto’s #Dreamtimenewark

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In case you missed my recent performance …Excerpts from “Living Herstories of Sugar” was performed with @pr1nce2king Fitzmore Codogan
for “Black August: The Political Potential of Performance”, a program of ‘Meet Me in the Park’ was presented at Joyce Kilmer Park by Bronx Museum
August 12, 2026.
This presentation drew on traditions of Black feminist performance art and social practice with @asiastewart and @lynkeeart performances related to Black liberation, joy, and resistance. Following their performances, the artists engaged in a conversation moderated by @brittofied Michael Paul Britto.

Exploring performance and installation, Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow’s work draws from the nostalgia of her Jamaican homeland, Caribbean folklore, fantasy, feminism, globalism, spirituality and environmentalism. Her performance Living Her-Stories of Sugar is adapted in part from the 2022 play Living Histories of Sugar, directed by Dr. Marisa Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, with scholarly research accredited to Diana Paton, William Robertson Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh. In the original production, Lyn-Kee-Chow was one of six performance artists and scholars on the three-year project who have generational or familial links to the histories of enslavement in the Caribbean and the sugar industry in Scotland. In her performance at she reprises two of her original roles in the play, with monologues by Sarah Williams, an enslaved Black woman, and by Mary Williamson, a free mixed-race woman of African and European descent who addresses the importance of gardening as a strategy of survival and resistance.

“Massa Buy Me” 18th century slave song adapted by Roger Gibb and performed w/ permission.
“Sugar Please” (2023)
Original song written and performed by Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow.
Original musical track produced by Micheal Heffner.

Video by @stephen_luibimov Courtesy @bronxmuseum
Edited by @lynkeeart

Watch the entire clip on the Bronx Museum website. Link in bio!
“Forms of Connection” is on view until Sept 6. Catch it while you can!
#bronxmuseumaimbiennial #livingherstoriesofsugar #jodielynkeechow #performanceart

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Excerpts from Asia Stewart’s “after air” (2026) presented with @bronxmuseum at Joyce Kilmer Park as part of the Meet Me At The Park series

Programmed beside @lynkeeart in “Black August: The Political Potential of Performance,” facilitated by @brittofied

Credits: Video by @stepan_liubimov - Courtesy of The Bronx Museum, Photo by Scott Lynch

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A few moments from the opening night of Breaking Dance last Saturday.

The evening held a celebratory conversation and performance in the theater with Carlos Mare sharing the ideas, histories, and dialogues behind the exhibition. The event in the round was surrounded by artists, dancers, friends, and members of the community, and set the stage for an evening centered on movement—not only as a form of dance, but as a way of carrying culture, memory, and identity.

Thank you to everyone who gathered with us to celebrate.

📸 Michael Paul Britto @brittofied

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#FALLOFFREEDOM is happening!

On May 1st, artists, writers,
musicians, comedians, activists and creators standing together for freedom of expression NATIONWIDE will exuberantly DEFY the United States’ backslide into authoritarianism.

JOIN US! There is plenty of time to plan your activation. This Thursday April 16 1:00 PM ET artist and activist @dreadscottart will lead a virtual Town Hall! Register at falloffreedom.com, follow @FallOfFreedom to learn more.

#artmatters #courageiscontagious #MayDay

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Wasn’t expecting this…

When i was chosen to be a Padrino for @elmuseo 3 Kings Day Parade i thought it was just a marching in a costume… And that would have been honor enough…

i didn’t know the honor would extend to a physical award and a certificate in honor of my service to the community…

It’s a humbling moment for me… i have always done what i do and continue to do what i can because i see a need that i might have the ability to fill… The reward has always been in the work itself…

Perhaps that’s why this honor and this recognition caught me by surprise… Much thanx to @elmuseo and to @cyncarrion

Shout out to my honorees and to The Young Lords…

PS Had to add my peeps from @valencia_bakery because they have always helped me stayed connected to my Nuyorican roots with Piña Biscocho and Ice Cream and you can see my costume with me representing for the great Piri Thomas…

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Honored to have been a part of @elmuseo 48th annual 3 Kings Day Parade as a Padrino… with this year honoring The Young Lords…

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🎨 Jack Whitten is the painter’s painter. The master’s Master (don’t let that go over your head).
If you know, you know. And if you don’t run to MoMA.
The Jack Whitten retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art | NYC is more than an exhibition. It’s a portal into the mind of a fearless painter and iconoclast who turned painting on its head and made the canvas a space for philosophical inquiry, technological invention, and spiritual excavation and dare we say, conjuring.
From his radical use of material to his meditative approach to form, Whitten didn’t follow trends he created them. His work honors those who came before while creating new visual languages for those to come. Homage to SPIRAL, to Baldwin, to Angelou, to Us (past and present).
We spoke with Ray (from Bed-Stuy) a viewer who has come back multiple times after his first visit and to a couple, David and Gabrielle (Savannah, GA), who were fully emersed in and enamored by the Whitten effect.
ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT TO SEE the exhibition-GO!
📍@themuseumofmodernart
🔁 Share this post. Tell a friend. Follow A2Pical and our sister page @soulkra. Make the pilgrimage.
#A2Pical #JackWhitten #MoMA #ContemporaryMasters #VisualAlchemy #TheArtOfNow #ExperimentalArt #ArtisEverywhere #WhittenEffect #ArtThatStaysWithYou #SpiralLegacy #CreativeFutures #MasteryInMotion #A2Recommends #ExpandYourAudiencewithA2

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✨ Remembering Lorraine O’Grady ✨

It’s been a couple of weeks since I learned of Lorraine’s passing, and I’m still processing this profound loss. Lorraine was such an incredible person, and her influence on my life and art is immeasurable.

I first met Lorraine in 2007 at Yasmin Ramirez’ and Bill Lipton’s wedding. Little did I know then, that it would be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Our paths crossed again in 2011 through Clifford Owens at MoMAPS1, where I was excited to connect with her in an artistic context.

By 2014, I reached out to invite her to be part of The Supper Club. I remember her playful assumption that I was just a young student! When I arrived at her studio, we hit it off immediately, bonding over our Caribbean roots and our shared experiences in the art world. Lorraine reminded me of my great aunt in spirit and in looks, and our conversations spanned topics from colorism to our favorite celebrities.

Photographing Lorraine was a dream. She had her own iconic style, with a wardrobe full of incredible pieces and a collection of 20 shades of red Chanel lipstick. To me, she was a true icon—ageless and relevant. I wanted to capture her essence, much like Warhol did with other celebrities.

Lorraine’s wisdom and generosity were invaluable to me during my time working on The Supper Club and beyond. I’m grateful for every moment we shared, for the advice she offered, and for the love she showed. When she spoke, her words resonated with everyone in the room, shown here at a dinner after her opening in 2018, during the Supper Club book launch at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 2019 and at Simone Leigh’s Loophole of Retreat in Venice in fall 2022, which was the last time I saw her. We promised to see each other in 2023, but life had other plans. The regret of not reaching out sooner weighs heavy on my heart.

I will miss her kind words, her spirit, and her profound influence on me and on so many others. She was a friend, a mentor and now my spirit guide. May Lorraine’s legacy live on in all of us.

Rest in peace and in power, dear Lorraine. 💔

#LorraineOGrady #articon #InMemoriam #BlackArtists #CaribbeanRoots #studiomuseum

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Created a few extra notches in my belt because my curiousity begs me to wonder where all this hunger for the arts will lead towards? Until then, more artists and monads to embrace #onfilm

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#inthetraffic #justdasuede #portraitsofartists #archivephoto #photoarchive Color negative film photo self portrait of a young artist posing on a couch

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