A sonic protest against colonial politics, a conceptual ice cream tasting, and other live and participatory experiences headlined the annual New York City festival.
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On Governors Island, Artists Get a Breath of Fresh Air
“You have a relationship with the landscape idea of an urban island, natural habitat, and ecological framework here,” explained artist Coralina Rodriguez Meyer.
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Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Celebrates 50 Years of Resiliency
The institution, which helps artists and arts organizations secure grants and hosts free public programming in New York City, hasn’t been without challenges.
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Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Awards $1.3M to 255 Artists and Arts Orgs
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council also named 18 artists in residence at its new Arts Center on Governors Island.
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Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Presents River To River 2020: Four Voices
This year’s LMCC annual festival offers New Yorkers free public works by four distinct artists, on view until August 30.
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Yoko Ono’s Refugee Boat Sparks Renewed Conversation About Immigration
While lacking much critical edge, Ono’s participatory contribution to the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s River to River Festival pushes visitors to discuss the historic contributions of immigrants in the U.S.
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Join LMCC at Their 2019 River To River Festival, June 18-29, 2019
Organized by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the 18th annual River to River Festival is Downtown New York City’s completely free summer arts festival.
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Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Presents the 17th Annual River to River Festival
Held from June 15-24, the River To River festival provides world-class, free summer arts and cultural experiences downtown, inspiring residents, workers and visitors by connecting them to the best of the arts, the creative process, and unique places.
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Exploring Blackness in Enigmatic, Black-and-White Fragments
Kameelah Janan Rasheed’s exhibition on Governors Island is overwhelming in its maximalism as it attempts to address the enormous issue of blackness.
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The Prescient Work of an Artist Killed on 9/11
The Michael Richards exhibition on Governors Island, curated by Alex Fialho and Melissa Levin, proves what an astonishing loss it was when the artist was killed on 9/11.
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Revisiting a 1992 Sign Project that Acknowledged NYC’s Lost Histories
In 1992, artist collective REPOhistory installed 39 aluminum signs in Lower Manhattan that highlighted the overlooked history of New York City.
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Occupy Wall Street’s Battle for a New Home, Will It be Duarte Square?
Since the raid on Occupy Wall Street at Zuccotti Park last month, the movement and related working groups have been searching for a new space to call home. Many have had their eye on Duarte Square, a vacant lot on Sixth Avenue and Canal Street that is comprised of both public and private land. While Duarte Park is owned by the city, the larger enclosed portion of the square belongs to Trinity Real Estate, a commercial realty business that holds six million square feet in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Lower Manhattan.