Artist Says Queens Museum Repurposed Her Structure Without Permission
Xaviera Simmons’s walled display structure, conceived for her solo show at the museum, was painted pink and used in another exhibition.
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Xaviera Simmons’s walled display structure, conceived for her solo show at the museum, was painted pink and used in another exhibition.
Black History Month-inspired concerts, films, and dances are part of this final week of February. Other options include blind dates, zines, owls, and vintage police officers. Feb. 24, Soul Men: The Music of Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, and More, 8 pm. Vocalist Billy Cliff leads the audience through a fun and funky mix of cinema
Valentine’s Day is approaching, and Queens is filled with love. It’s also filled with the Lindy Hop, a Monkey King, Chinese Stand-up, German DJs, mousetraps, CPR training, and a murder mystery. Feb. 10, The Challenge to Defy Gravity, 7 pm. Music director Frank Owens teams up with choreographer and dance historian Mickey Davidson to present
Remember all those book clubs that popped up in 2020 in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, when a lot of people wanted to deepen their understand
In a Queens Museum show that is by turns serious and bitingly funny, Xaviera Simmons challenges individuals and museums to show their commitment to justice.