Written by Irene Archos Carol Crawford’s “Dreamscapes,” on view at Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City, is riveting for the viewer. Upon entering the exhibit space, one is briefly disoriented by the mirror fence. Faced with one’s reflection between bars, the viewer does a double take: am I on the inside or the outside of the wall, the cage, the threshold? The exhibit starts with a disorienting experience to evoke the liminal space of ambiguity that many immigrants, refugees and...
Here are the books our team is reading this season Winter is officially here. What better way to spend the cold and snowy days than with a stack of good books? We asked our staff and our team of volunteers for winter reading suggestions connected to the immigrant experience. Our selection is as diverse as our community and includes only newly-released titles. The list has fiction and nonfiction — novels, memoirs, poetry, cookbooks and children’s books. Whether you’re searching for...
Along with cooler weather and colorful foliage, Fall brings a flood of new books. We asked our staff and volunteers to pick the most interesting titles about the immigrant experience. Our selection is as diverse as our community and includes fiction and nonfiction. Select your favorite genre and enjoy! Most books in this list are available for free at the New York Public Library, while others are coming soon to your local library or bookstore. Apply for a library card...
New Women New Yorkers’ first Cultural Trip of 2019 took place at the Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University. The space belongs to the newly opened Lenfest Center for the Arts, a multi-purpose building designed by Italian Renzo Piano in Upper Manhattan that features art shows, screenings, and symposia. A group of immigrant women attended a guided tour of the exhibit Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today, on view through February 10 and one of...
