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Exhibition 2016
An exhibition space with Tiffany Glass lamps on display. The lamps are made up of mosaic, green blue, purple, and yellow nature patterns and motifs. They come in variations of floor, table, and hanging lamps.

A Passion for Tiffany Lamps

04.10.16 – 09.04.18
Exhibition 2016
An ink on paper illustration of a standoff between a police unit and farmers, set in the 1930s. The two groups are separated by a curved railroad track. The members of the police are wearing hats and have their guns drawn. The farmers are chanting and holding up farming tools and signs, including one that reads “Hunger March”. Away from the standoff is a sign propped up that reads “Farm For Sale” Above the scene are two pieces of cut rope that are knotted tightly around a strong tree branch.

William Gropper
Bearing Witness: Drawings by William Gropper

02.14.16 – 11.06.16
Exhibition 2016
A black and white photograph of the members of punk band, The Ramones. The four band members are posing in an alley filled with junk. They each have long, shaggy hair with bangs, are wearing skinny jeans, t-shirts, and black, leather jackets. Each has a cool and tough expression on their face.

Hey! Ho! Let’s Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk

04.10.16 – 07.31.16
Exhibition 2016
A white exhibition wall with milk crates hanging in a cross shape. The outer facing surface of the crates have been spray painted, starting from the center and radiating out, yellow, orange, white, blue, green, and yellow again. Around the cross are paper cut out images of community members and famous people wearing La Calavera face paint. Propped up on the milk crate cross is a black, round sign with a brown power fist and the phrase “Corazón Indígena Por Las Vida Negras”. Below, at the gallery floor, is a row of chakra candles in different colors.

Joining Struggles IMI Corona Exhibition 2015-2016

07.01.16 – 07.23.16
Exhibition 2016
A large-scale relief map of New York City’s watershed, installed in an exhibition space with navy blue walls. The relief map is guarded off by a metal railing on three sides. Along the longest exhibition wall are eight maps accompanied by wall text.

Nonstop Metropolis: The Remix

04.10.16 – 01.22.17
Exhibition 2016
A white text slide that reads “2016 Queens Int’l” in red, uppercase font. Each character is made up of tiny red lines.

Queens International 2016

04.10.16 – 07.31.16
Exhibition 2016

Duke Riley
That’s What She Said

04.10.16 – 01.01.17
Exhibition 2016
A two story mural of a blob made out of polygons in different, shapes, sizes, and colors. Down at the floor of the exhibition space are adults viewing the mural. Descending from the top right is a twisting flight of stairs.

Miriam Ghani
The Garden of Forked Tongues

04.10.16 – 01.01.17
Collection
Roosevelt Island sits in the middle of the frame, with the Queensboro/Ed Kotch Bridge connecting Manhattan on the left and Queens on the right. Manhattan is densely populated with tall buildings, while this section of Queens has small housing buildings. In the back of the frame the Triboro Bridge and the Bronx are visible.

The Panorama of the City of New York

On Long-Term View
Collection
A 3D relief map of New York’s water system that was too large for the 1964 World's Fair. Now on permanent view the hilly terrain, the divets and rivers that the Catskills, Croton, and Delaware watersheds flow into are on display. Lights follow the path of aqueducts that lead to New York City.

The Relief Map of the New York City Water Supply System

On Long-Term View
Exhibition 2013
In the foreground is a table surface with recycled, yogurt containers filled with paint, paint brushes, and a pitcher of water. In the background, the artist David Kearns, has his back turned and is painting a mural made up of trees transitioning into fall colors. The mural features a black-haired dog walking amongst the trees and a city scape in the background. The paint style is blotchy and fuzzy with details not completely made out.

David Kearns
Travels with Seamus

01.18.13 – 06.13.18
Collection
A dome like spherical model with curved lattice work on the roof and a horizontal wave like structure through the middle. Jutting out from the middle of the sphere are two walkways. The base of the sphere has grass, trees and three figurines walking around.

World’s Fair Collection

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