Explore/Archive
March 19–April 25, 2015
Sara Magenheimer
Magenheimer will construct sculptural sets composed of photographs, objects, and film equipment that will become the backdrop for a new video.
January 8–March 22, 2014
Liz Magic Laser
Bystander will be developed at Recess through a series of interviews conducted by journalists and actors with members of the public.
May 1–June 30, 2012
Andy Meerow and Rose Marcus
Marcus and Meerow will address specific economic conditions that inform their collaboration and autonomous creative practices in New York City
April 2–May 6, 2022
The Motion Picture Association for Maintaining Personal Ambivalence
Rashayla Marie Brown and Jamila Raegan
RMB will fashion the Session into an independent filmmaking space where audiences can alter the traumatic endings of movies they want to love.
May 3–June 2, 2018
Manuel Molina Martagon
EL RECREO will turn Recess into a home base for restaurant workers, with diverse programming addressing current issues faced by the food service.
September 27–December 1, 2011
Park McArthur and Yve Laris Cohen
Laris Cohen and McArthur will use Recess as a space to work on individual and collaborative projects concerning the politics of inclusion.
March 6–April 21, 2018
Tiona Nekkia McClodden
Shug Avery’s Kiss, a project that will turn the physical space of Recess into a juke joint.
September 23–November 28, 2009
Corin Hewitt and Molly McFadden
Hewitt and McFadden have approached the unique program at Recess as an impetus to merge production with performance.
September 15–October 29, 2022
LaJuné McMillian and Yvonne Mpwo
using perception neuron motion-capture suits to witness signature movement vocabularies across the Black diaspora
May 9–June 19, 2024
Helina Metaferia
A site for transformative gatherings by and for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) women (cis and transgender)
June 19, 2024, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Helina Metaferia
Celebrate Juneteenth with the Wide Awakes at a closing event designed as a meditative space for grounding and celebration.
June 1, 2024 at 2:00pm
Helina Metaferia
Exploring Palestinian culture, history, and resilience through the lens of movement and contemporary performance.
May 24, 2024, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Helina Metaferia
Join OlaRonke Akinmowo of TFBWL for a writing workshop that interrogates the possibility of afro-futurism, daydreaming, and world-building.
May 11, 2024 at 2:00pm
Meeting #1: By Way of Revolution | Facilitated by Helina Metaferia
Helina Metaferia
Session artist Helina Metaferia will explore the overlapping practices of performance art and protest movements.
November 3–December 23, 2017
Troy Michie
A Ponemos Chancla is an installation that simulates a men’s formalwear shop to explore camouflage, the semiotics of fashion.
January 10–March 10, 2012
John Miserendino
For Pavilion, Miserendino will reinterpret Dan Graham’s original plans for his architectural structures.
Opens September 14, 2025
Portals: Traversing Black Continuums
Kendra Bostock, Ziedah Diata, and Pia Monique Murray
This work uses dance, sound, participatory art, and multi-sensory stimulation to examine everyday items in our lives that serve as portals.
June 3–August 2, 2014
Ruka (To braid/ to knit/ to weave)
Nontsikelelo Mutiti
Mutiti will play the role of the artist, designer, and researcher to a space for the study and practice of hair braiding.