Explore/Archive
March 27–June 12, 2010
Kara Hearn
Hearn will complicate the roles of spectator and performer, inviting visitors to play an active part in the construction of a 60-90 minute video.
October 22, 2012–January 18, 2013
Alina Tenser
For Holistic Approach, Tenser will create a series of sculptures, images and videos that begin with her body and extend into new, related forms.
March 26–May 25, 2013
Melissa Dubbin and Aaron S. Davidson
Dubbin and Davidson will create new works influenced by the geometries of sound.
August 7–October 6, 2013
Elizabeth Orr
For Circular Track, Orr will research the ways in which choreographed movement constructs narrative.
August 17–October 12, 2013
Jacolby Satterwhite
Satterwhite will create a 3D animated video using drawing, CG animation, and improvised and mediated performance.
June 3–August 2, 2014
Ruka (To braid/ to knit/ to weave)
Nontsikelelo Mutiti
Mutiti will play the role of the artist, designer, and researcher to a space for the study and practice of hair braiding.
September 4–November 3, 2015
Jonah Groeneboer
Double Mouth Feedback explores the human voice as an instrument to express, or conversely, to repress, the self.
January 12–March 9, 2017
Shaun Leonardo
Assembly is invested in reframing the narrative around the justice system with and for court-involved participants
May 27–July 9, 2017
Allison Janae Hamilton
Wonder Room is a hybrid of a treehouse, resource lounge, imaginative think tank, and community environment.
July 13–September 1, 2017
Brendan Fernandes
Steady Pulse is a club that plays host to a diverse range of happenings and interventions, including performances, movement workshops, conversations.
On view
Assembly x NYU 2018: Art | Education | Community Practice
Assembly
a participatory presentation informed by the Assembly curriculum and co-curated by our collaborators
November 6–December 15, 2018
Camilo Godoy
Out of Control is a project that will transform Recess into a dance studio to develop a choreography entitled What did they actually see?
November 16–December 30, 2020
Marcela Torres
Petición; for Exorcism is an installation that uses scent as a tool for ritual practice, the space will often have smoking incense and ash.
January 5–February 16, 2021
Ogemdi Ude and Sydney King
Living Relics draws out a shared sense of loss and understanding of death that hasn’t yet been physicalized in the body or manifested in thought.
June 29–August 10, 2021
Smita Sen
In The Manipura Sanctum, artist Smita Sen nurtures an altar space that reaches toward contemplative, social healing.
July 2, 2021, 5:00 – 6:00pm
Opening the Manipura Sanctum: First Offerings, a performance by Smita Sen
Smita Sen
A performance by artist Smita Sen in which she will begin nurturing an altar space an altar space devoted to caregivers of all styles.
January 13–March 4, 2022
Rowan Renee
A Common Thread will transform Recess into a collaborative weaving studio that explores craft.
September 15–October 29, 2022
LaJuné McMillian and Yvonne Mpwo
using perception neuron motion-capture suits to witness signature movement vocabularies across the Black diaspora
May 20–June 13, 2023
Akeema-Zane and A. Sef
Void Spa aims to challenge and subvert the extractive and appropriative use of Black and Brown spirituality within the luxury wellness industry.
May 20, 2023 at 6:00pm
A. Sef and Akeema-Zane
View the installation, hear sound by a²z, Akeema-Zane’s music/sound practice arm
June 10, 2023 at 5:00pm
Void Spa Closing Performance & Reception
Akeema-Zane and A. Sef
Cafe offering by pleasure ceremony (cy x). Live sound facilitation by a²z and brandon king (subt.le fka leon grey).
September 14–November 10, 2023
Conjuring the Past, Marking the Present: Ancestral Healing Through Shamanic Reiki, Tattoo, and Sound
KING COBRA and Hue Hallums
Combining the sacred power of tattoo and shamanic reiki healing during this year's harvest and initiation season.
September 14, 2023, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Conjuring the Past, Marking the Present Opening Reception
KING COBRA and Hue Hallums
Join the artists for introductory remarks and celebratory drinks.
September 23, 2023, 1:00 – 3:00pm
KING COBRA and Hue Hallums
Step into the realm of profound healing as you immerse yourself in a transformative yoga and Reiki collaboration between Yaya and Master Hue.