Who We Be
Who We Be Adama Delphine Fawundu Delphine Fawundu revisits her experimental video “Who We Be,” which follows performer James “Biggie Flighter” Benjamin Lewis, through Freetown, Sierra Leone, in West Africa.
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Occupying Wall Street & Covid Journals
Occupying Wall Street & Covid Journals Accra Shepp Weaved throughout the main floor of Express Newark is Accra Shepp’s “Occupying Wall Street,” an installation that features nineteen black-and-white portraits from
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At the Bottom of the Atlantic Ocean There’s a Railroad Made of Human Bones
At the Bottom of the Atlantic Ocean There's a Railroad Made of Human Bones Adebunmi Gbadebo After losing her mother, Brenda Ravenell, to COVID-19 in 2020, Adebunmi Gbadebo traveled to
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Blues People Opening Reception
FeaturedExpress Newark 54 Halsey Street, Newark, NJBlues People has always meant a great deal to me. It was a dramatic self-confirmation, as a personal intellectual and artistic “presence,” but also as the expression of a set
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Brand Launch Party
FeaturedExpress Newark 54 Halsey Street, Newark, NJExpress Newark is pleased to celebrate its refreshed brand identity, highlighting Newark as a vanguard of art and activism. The new visual identity foregrounds a black-and-white palette that nods to
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Artist Talk: Daphne Arthur
FeaturedDaphne Arthur's practice navigates the interconnection of experiences beyond boundaries, exploring the kinship between human relations and nature in the delicate thread that balances ecosystems of cosmic existence. Within the
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RITUAL Opening
Express Newark 54 Halsey Street, Newark, NJExpress Newark’s 2024-2025 annual theme Ritual is a series of exhibitions and events that explore the relationship between Islamic spiritual practices, rituals, and art—featuring experimentations in photography, film, sound art, and textiles.
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Woven Prayers
Express Newark 54 Halsey Street, Newark, NJArtist Nzingah Oyo presents “Woven Prayers,” a series of large-scale portraits staged in front of hand-sewn prayer rugs that contemplate the complexities of faith, hope, and connection in a world
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Subtle Centers
Box Gallery, Paul Robeson GalleriesBy Dahlia Elsayed and Andrew Demirjian Imagined by SHINE Portrait Studio artist-in-residence Dahlia Elsayed, in collaboration with artist Andrew Demirjian, “Subtle Centers” is an immersive installation that meditates on the
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Carroussa Sonore
Express Newark 54 Halsey Street, Newark, NJCarroussa Sonore: Newark Younes Baba-Ali Express Newark welcomes multimedia artist Younes Baba-Ali as its first international Artist-in-Residence. Baba-Ali is a Moroccan-born artist based in Brussels who engages the public by