Part of Community Works’ “Harlem is…” public exhibition series, Weusi Revisited:2010 is showcasing and contextualizing the historically seminal work of the Weusi Collective. Founded in 1965, the Harlem-based Weusi (”way-oo-see”, which means Blackness in Swahili) are considered progenitors of the Black Arts Movement and were among the first artists to make African imagery a central part of their work. The exhibition will illuminate the enormous aesthetic and social impact these artists have had, individually and collectively, and the ways in which they helped shift the paradigm of diasporic artistic traditions from the margins to the mainstream. Located here at the Dwyer Cultural Center (258 St. Nicholas Ave.) and open to the public Monday through Friday from 10am to 5pm and on Saturday from 1pm to 5pm.
This exhibit from Community Works’ “Harlem is…” public exhibition series was originally at the Dwyer Cultural Center and has since moved to The Interchurch Center (www.interchurch-center.org). It featured the incredible work of a group of artists who use thread and fabric to dynamically vocalize their insights and views. These “fiber griots” tell a variety of uptown tales through their reflection on the past, their commentary on the now, and their bright hopes for the future.
