IMA alumna Betty Yu’s work at the Whitney Museum’s Study Sessions – a new ongoing event series inspired by Fred Moten and Stefano Harney’s notion of study as “what you do with other people.” For each Study Session, an artist, writer, or cultural worker selects an artwork on view in the Whitney’s galleries as a departure point for thinking through an urgent question in our contemporary political landscape. Participants are invited to join in open-ended discussions, and engage with creative practice. Study Sessions may take the form of workshops, listening parties, performances, readings, or film screenings.
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IMA alumni Sarah Friedland and Ryan Joseph’s documentary film “The Rink” is streaming on NJTV (NJ PBS) during May and will be broadcast a few more times. This documentary depicts a space cherished by skaters and a city struggling to move beyond its past and forge a new narrative amidst contemporary social issues. The film touches on “urban renewal”, resistance and the 1967 uprising, contemporary downtown gentrification, segregation and inequalities. Click here for more info.