UPTOWN
The Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University is pleased to present Uptown, a new triennial surveying the work of artists who live or practice north of 99th Street. Uptown showcases established and midcareer artists alongside emerging talent from Harlem, El Barrio, Washington Heights and all neighborhoods in between. With this initiative, the Wallach Art Gallery joins northern Manhattan’s vibrant art scene. Uptown celebrates these neighborhoods long at the vanguard in nurturing vital, internationally recognized art.
At the Wallach, we present 25 accomplished artists exploring a wide range of media in a project curated by Wallach Art Gallery director and chief curator, Deborah Cullen. Uptown includes works by artists Ghada Amer, Sanford Biggers, Vladimir Cybil Charlier, Marta Chilindron, Elizabeth Colomba, Renee Cox, Reza Farkhondeh, Alicia Grullón, Maren Hassinger, Michael Kelly Williams, Miguel Luciano, Julie Mehretu, Leeza Meksin, José Morales, Ademola Olugebefola, Shani Peters, John Pinderhughes, Jessica Rankin, Elaine Reichek, Bayeté Ross Smith, Duhirwe Rushemeza, David Shrobe, Virginia Inés Vergara, Tomas Vu, and Nari Ward. These twenty-five accomplished artists work in a wide range of media including painting, printmaking, photography, video, sculpture, installation, and performance.
Uptown: Selected Installation Views
Uptown installation
Uptown: Selected Installation Views
Uptown installation
Uptown: Selected Installation Views
Uptown installation
Uptown: Selected Installation Views
Uptown installation
Uptown: Selected Installation Views
Uptown installation
Uptown: Selected Installation Views
Ghada Amer and Reza Farkondeh. "Orange Dream," 2008. Silkscreen on STPI handmade cotton paper; 25 x 108.25 in. Courtesy the artist.
Uptown: Selected Installation Views
Vladamir Cybil Charlier, "Frida Dantor" from the series "Pantheon," 2017; digital print; 36 x 24 in. Courtesy the artist.
Uptown: Selected Installation Views
Elizabeth Columba, "Denial of St.Peter," 2017. Oil on canvas; 40 x 30 in. Courtesy the artist.
Uptown: Selected Installation Views
Miguel Luciano, "Run A Bout," 2017. Courtesy the artist.
Uptown: Selected Installation Views
Shani Peters, "Peace and Restoration for Self Determination 2", 2016. Collage print on lightbox; appox. 3 x 2 ft. Courtesy the artist.
Uptown: Selected Installation Views
Duhirwe Rushemeza, "Chief Bunda Bunda’s Long Walk in the Cow Field," 2016. Thin-set mortar and concrete, acrylic, cow dung, and metal detritus on wood; 17 x 40 in. Courtesy the artist.
Uptown: Selected Installation Views
David Shrobe, "Portal," 2017. Mixed media; 42 x 37 x 7 in. Courtesy the artist.
Uptown: Selected Installation Views
Nari Ward, "Xquisite LiquorsouL," 2009. Metal and neon sign, wood with artificial flowers, shoelaces and shoe tips; 32 x 250 x 44 in. Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong.
COLLABORATING VENUES
The Wallach is also collaborating with neighboring institutions to present special programs and related exhibitions that engage many more uptown artists. Collaborating museums, galleries, and spaces include:
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El Museo del Barrio, with the group exhibition uptown; nasty women/bad hombres
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I, Too, Arts Collective @ The Langston Hughes House, featuring Beau McCall
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The Studio Museum in Harlem, with a special edition of Harlem Postcards Summer 2017
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Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling, featuring Derek Fordjour
We are most grateful to the late Miriam and Ira D. Wallach who established the gallery's founding endowment, Sanford Biggers and The Wallach Art Gallery's "Uptown Angels” (Alexander Alberro, Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, Victoria Benítez, Susan Delvalle, Roberto Ferrari, Kellie Jones, Erin Lewis, Elizabeth Cooke Levy & Reynold Levy, and Bahia Ramos).
This project was greatly enhanced by the contributions of MA candidate in Art History, Charmaine Branch, The Wallach Network, and in particular, the tireless participation of the talented independent curator, Souleo, who curated and organized many of the offsite venues.
Date
Past Exhibition
Curated By
Deborah Cullen, Director and Chief Curator
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July 29, 2017
Family Workshop: Making Art Uptown
Join Uptown artists Maren Hassinger and Miguel Luciano for an afternoon of art making that explores creativity and self-expression. Working together, families will be able to contribute to Hassinger's artwork Fight the Power in an exercise that invites children and adults alike to experience empowerment through the act of making art. All programs are free and open to the public
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June 1, 2017
'Uptown' Opening Reception
Inaugurating its first summer of exhibitions at its new home in the Lenfest Center for the Arts on 125th Street, The Wallach Art Gallery will present Uptown, a survey of contemporary artists who live and work north of 99th Street. On view June 2 through August 20, 2017.
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