Nov 24, 2020—Mar 30, 2021
Online
Throughout the twentieth century, Harlem has been regarded as a beacon of African-American history and culture. Sites such as the Apollo Theater, Abyssinian Baptist Church, and Malcolm X Corner, at 125th Street and Seventh Avenue, serve as popular postcard images that represent significant places and moments in this community.
Today, Harlem continues to evolve as a center of history and culture. Every day, changes are witnessed by its residents and experienced by tourists and visitors from all over the world. Harlem Postcards, an ongoing project, invites contemporary artists of diverse backgrounds to reflect on Harlem as a site of cultural activity, political vitality, and creative production. Representing intimate and dynamic perspectives of Harlem, the images reflect each artist’s oeuvre with an idiosyncratic snapshot taken in, or representative of, this historic locale.
This season, featured artists include María Berrío, Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Robert Pruitt, and Summer Wheat. Harlem Postcards Winter 2020—21 is organized by Amarie Gipson, former Curatorial Assistant, Permanent Collection.
Citi. Proud Sponsor of Harlem Postcards. Proud Sponsor of Progress.
Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Black & Proud (Apollo) Black History Month, 2020
María Berrío, The Air of Flowers, 2020
Robert Pruitt, Juneteenth on 116th, 2019
Summer Wheat, Composition of Circles and Semicircles, 2020