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July 16–August 18, 2024

The Forever Museum Archive: Circa 2020_An Object 

Onyedika Chuke and Assembly

June 1, 2024 at 2:00pm

Meeting #3: Gathering Workshop — Creative Tools for Collective Movement Facilitated by Samaa Wakim and Samar Haddad King of Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre

Helina Metaferia

Exploring Palestinian culture, history, and resilience through the lens of movement and contemporary performance.

January 27, 2024, 2:00 – 3:30pm

Holding Water: Workshop 2

Marcela Torres and Assembly

January 5, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00pm

Community Potluck

Marcela Torres and Assembly

Artist Marcela Torres and Assembly will make a series of food vessels and ask Recess community members and the public who want to attend, to bring dis

November 11, 2023–January 25, 2024

Session & Assembly Collaboration: BARRO

Marcela Torres and Assembly

Torres in collaboration with Assembly will explore the history of New York through its soil and natural clay deposits.

May - June 2022

For Freedoms: Another Justice By Any Medium Necessary

Assembly

This For Freedoms billboard campaign will culminate their series of creative programming exploring dimensions of carceral justice.

March 2021 - April 2022

Political Intimacy

Assembly

Political Intimacy, a collaboration between Recess: Assembly and Pratt Institute students, demystifies and humanizes local electoral candidates.

March 11, 18, & 25, 2021

Assembly x NYU 2021: Art and Abolition

Assembly

The Gallatin Galleries, Assembly, with Shaun Leonardo and Peer Leaders—What role can art, the image and and performance play in abolition?

May 30–August 3, 2019

Ash Arder: Disco Gardens

Ash Arder

Ash Arder will develop Disco Gardens, a roving micro library and record shop devoted to the study of environmental concepts in Black music.

March 21–May 11, 2019

blue are the feelings that live inside me

AMERICAN ARTIST

From March 21 – May 11, 2019, American Artist will present blue are the feelings that live inside me, a series of photographs responding to a growing

April 19, 2018

Assembly x NYU 2018: Art | Education | Community Practice

Assembly

Shaun Leonardo, along with members of the program’s peer leadership group led a participatory presentation informed by the Assembly curriculum