The Window & Breaking of the Window

17 Nov 2016 — 5 Mar 2017 at The Studio Museum in Harlem in New York, United States

13 February 2017

The Window & Breaking of the Window, Exhibition view. Courtesy of The Studio Museum in Harlem

Since its founding in 1968, the Studio Museum has exhibited work by black artists committed to bearing witness to acts of protest. Now, in an exhibition that takes its name from one of Pope.

L’s “Skin Set” drawings, "Black People Are The Window And The Breaking Of The Window" (2004), the Studio Museum provides a focused look at current and historical expressions of protest through works of art primarily drawn from the Museum’s collection.

"The Window and the Breaking of the Window" includes work by Devin Allen, Alice Attie, Deborah Grant, Steffani Jemison, Kerry James Marshall and more. "The Window and the Breaking of the Window" is organized by Amanda Hunt.

The Studio Museum in Harlem

The Studio Museum in Harlem is the nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally and internationally and for work that has been inspired and influenced by black culture.

Museum profile

Location

New York, United States

Founded in

1968

The Window & Breaking of the Window, Exhibition view. Courtesy of The Studio Museum in Harlem
The Window & Breaking of the Window, Exhibition view. Courtesy of The Studio Museum in Harlem
The Window & Breaking of the Window, Exhibition view. Courtesy of The Studio Museum in Harlem

The Window & Breaking of the Window, Exhibition view. Courtesy of The Studio Museum in Harlem
The Window & Breaking of the Window, Exhibition view. Courtesy of The Studio Museum in Harlem
The Window & Breaking of the Window, Exhibition view. Courtesy of The Studio Museum in Harlem