SPCUNY Artist
Midori Yamamura
Collaborators
Nancy Hwang(artist, initiator of Somewhere In America)
UnHomeless NYC
Brooklyn, New York – Thousands of low-income New Yorkers behind on rent are now at risk of losing their homes as the pandemic-era moratorium on evictions ends. Fifteen percent of CUNY students report being homeless—and more than half have unstable housing. A new exhibition at Kingsborough Community College’s (KCC) Kingsborough Art Museum, titled UnHomeless NYC, brings together 15 artists and artist groups to examine how the fundamental human right to housing has been eclipsed in this city since it first emerged in the late 1970s. Through artwork that highlights research, statistics, and activism, the exhibition offers a forum to better understand New York City’s housing crisis and think about our future as we emerge from the pandemic.
Timeline
The exhibition runs from March 7 through April 14, 2022. It is divided into three sections:
- Systemic Contradictions
- Interactions with Life on the Street
- Prospective Futures
Funding for the exhibition was provided in part by the Mellon/ACLS, Humanities New York, SPCUNY, and PSC-CUNY.
Press
“‘UnHomeless NYC’ Calls Into Question the Exceptionality of Artistic Practice.” By Andreas Petrossiants, Frieze, April 12, 2022.
“Shedding Light on Homelessness Through Artistic Ingenuity.” By Billy Anania, Hyperallergic, April 12, 2022.
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Video: A sample work from the exhibition (a short documentary by urbanist Miguel Robles-Durán).
