Jason Lazarus: A CENTURY OF DISSENT! in Harlem

June 19 – August 11, 2017

Hunter East Harlem Gallery
The Silberman School of Social Work
2180 3rd Avenue at 119th Street
New York, NY 10035

Gallery hours: Wednesday–Saturday, 12-5pm

A CENTURY OF DISSENT! is a summer-long, public art studio designed to collaboratively REMAKE protest signs used in Harlem and East Harlem throughout the past century (and up to the present moment) with Jason Lazarus: Artist-in-Residence at Hunter East Harlem Gallery.

Images from Harlem’s history of protests will be culled from research and project participants will collaborate with Lazarus to pick a source image and create a passing life-size facsimile of the original sign of dissent.  In some cases, project participants may also elect to describe a sign they previously mad and marched with in a public protest, and collaborate with Lazarus on crafting a recreation.
By the end of the summer, the Hunter East Harlem Gallery will become a new physical archive that simultaneously presents a multitude of historical moments and messaging, a place for reflection, synthesis, education, and re-examination of the present moment.

The artist will guide participants into collected protest images from greater Harlem, 1917 to the present, and participants will co-create a life size recreation of the original signs using provided materials at the exhibition space.
Groups of any kind are welcome to make a reservation for a session with the artist.  All research and materials will be provided. 
 
PUBLIC PROGRAM as part of the Uptown Triennial:
In the spirit of collectivity, the public is also invited to join Lazarus, Hunter East Harlem Gallery, Columbia University's Wallach Gallery and the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance on Saturday, August 5th at Marcus Garvey Park for a group portrait showcasing every self-identifying artist in Upper Manhattan. More details coming soon.

Jason Lazarus is an artist currently teaching at the University of South Florida, Tampa (Assistant Professor of Art and Art History) and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Low Residency MFA Program Mentor).  Since 2003, his work has sought experiential forms and methods to grapple with the politics of representation.