THE HARLEM QUILTS
“The Harlem Quilts” series stems from the idea that quilts were displayed and used as code to mark the escape routes for the Underground Railroad.
The quilts display two images: The North Star which shines every night above Marcus Garvey Park and which symbolizes hope, and a portrait of a member of the household (pets included) where they will be displayed. The series stems from a project, Art Off-Screen, curated by Eileen Jeng-Lynch (neumeraki.com) that invited artists to expand their usual practice and display art in a manner available for the community during the Covid related quarantine.
Locations of Art:
(September 26th – October 10th, 2020)
1 & 2) 124th street between 5th and Madison (2 houses, window display)
3) 5th Avenue between 124th and 125th Street (East side of street, window display)
4) 123rd Street between Mount Morris Park West and Lenox Avenue (North side of Street, display under tree in front of Apt Building)
5) Williamson Community Garden, 128th and 129th Street between 5th and Madison Avenues
6) 135th Street between 5th and Lenox Avenues (private building community display)
7) 137th Street between Lenox Avenue and Lenox Terrace (Window showing/building)
8) 94th Street between Columbus and Central Park West (Lobby of building showing)
9) 3rd Avenue between 109th & 110th Street (Private showing)
10) 94th Street between Columbus and Central Park West (Lobby of building showing)
The quilts display two images: The North Star which shines every night above Marcus Garvey Park and which symbolizes hope, and a portrait of a member of the household (pets included) where they will be displayed. The series stems from a project, Art Off-Screen, curated by Eileen Jeng-Lynch (neumeraki.com) that invited artists to expand their usual practice and display art in a manner available for the community during the Covid related quarantine.
Locations of Art:
(September 26th – October 10th, 2020)
1 & 2) 124th street between 5th and Madison (2 houses, window display)
3) 5th Avenue between 124th and 125th Street (East side of street, window display)
4) 123rd Street between Mount Morris Park West and Lenox Avenue (North side of Street, display under tree in front of Apt Building)
5) Williamson Community Garden, 128th and 129th Street between 5th and Madison Avenues
6) 135th Street between 5th and Lenox Avenues (private building community display)
7) 137th Street between Lenox Avenue and Lenox Terrace (Window showing/building)
8) 94th Street between Columbus and Central Park West (Lobby of building showing)
9) 3rd Avenue between 109th & 110th Street (Private showing)
10) 94th Street between Columbus and Central Park West (Lobby of building showing)
