As we continue to question the concept of inclusivity within design, we're thinking about how the built environment is inherently anti-black (as well as ableist and non queer-inclusive). How do we take up room in spaces that were never meant for us? In our next link up, we chat about the use of the Black imagination in art and architecture, public celebrations of Blackness through community-oriented art projects, and how a design ethos grounded in imagination can be a means of liberation. Come join us at HAUSEN on Wednesday, June 22 @ 7 pm.
Libations are provided by our friends over at Ten To One, a Black owned Rum brand! Come early to try one of our curated cocktails for happy hour @ 6pm!
Kenseth Armstead is a conceptual artist and currently a Commissioner on the Public Design Commission of the City of New York, Appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The PDC has jurisdiction over permanent structures, landscape architecture, and art proposed on or over City-owned property. Last year, Armstead was published by Bloomsbury as the author of the final chapter of the book Teachable Monuments. Historic exhibitions which include his work are: Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemporary Art at the Whitney Museum and It’s Happening! Celebrating 50 Years of Public Art in NYC Parks, Presented by NYC Parks, Art in the Parks.
Khidr Joseph lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He received his BFA in Photography from Sage College of Albany. Joseph creates work that focuses on reconstructing his perception of reality through a series of self-portraits. Drawing on his interest and training in photography, Joseph creates spaces that weave together black history, culture, and his own identity — focusing on the idea that our world is no longer invested in the truth. Joseph desires to create work that replicates the distorted reality we live in today.
Sebastien Depestre is a Designer at SCAPE. His project experience includes on-structure landscapes, large-scale residential designs, institutional campuses and athletic landscapes, master planning and infrastructure/transportation design. He is interested in design that centers around providing equity through a collaborative design process. Sebastien holds a Bachelor’s in Landscape Architecture from the University of Connecticut.
Alyssa Alexander, Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, is an experienced exhibitions manager and arts administrator with a background in journalism and critical writing. She also acts as the Studio Manager, Curator and Arts Administrator for dsgnrswrkshp. Alyssa is currently in a master’s program at The City College of New York, studying art history and museum studies, she is building a curatorial practice and pursuing more in-depth cultural and art-historical research. She is dedicated to working with emerging artists and institutions to cultivate a more accessible and equitable creative economy.
This collective caters to the creators of 3-dimensional spaces, transitional spaces, and tactile elements — things we sit on, turn on, interact with & wear.
These fields include but are not limited to: Architecture, Interior Design, Exhibition Design, Industrial Design, Fashion Design, Scenic Design, Accessory Design, Packaging Design & Textile Design.
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Photo Cred: BODE
