Explore/Archive
May 14–July 9, 2016
Lauren Halsey
An interplanetary liquid environment composed of hyperreal gardens, fantasy landscapes, and pools of beauty water.
September 1–October 29, 2016
Canaries
Canaries will address the two primary components of their practice—collective care and self-care—through programs and documentary activities
November 3–December 23, 2016
Željka Blakšić
BROUHAHA is a shape-shifting habitat, with a sculptural skate ramp positioned in the space as its physical anchor.
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.
March 10–April 8, 2017
Andrew Lampert
Faked/Out is a multi-platform response to the world’s current information crises.
April 15–May 21, 2017
Am Schmidt
Recess: May 21, 2014, a month-long summoning of musician Dave Navarro.
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.
September 8–October 28, 2017
Maayan Strauss
The Service Room is a project that will create a unique environment and framework for the communal exchange of services.
November 3–December 23, 2017
Troy Michie
A Ponemos Chancla is an installation that simulates a men’s formalwear shop to explore camouflage, the semiotics of fashion.
January 9–March 3, 2018
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.
March 6–April 21, 2018
Tiona Nekkia McClodden
Shug Avery’s Kiss, a project that will turn the physical space of Recess into a juke joint.