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Join us on April 21 for virtual #PAFtalks @thecooperunion as #GlobalPositioning artists Tony Albert @tonyalber, Sean Connelly @seanwconnelly, and Rosana Paulino @paulino9076 come together for a conversation moderated by PAF Associate Curator Katerina Stathopoulou @kstath. Albert, Connelly, and Paulino, much like the rest of the world, have been processing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, they will reflect on the past two years as well as themes of indigenous culture, tradition, and the environment. Register for free at the link below or in our profile. Public Art Fund Virtual Talks: Global Positioning Panel with Tony Albert, Sean Connelly, and Rosana Paulino Thursday, April 21, 6:00–7:00 PM EST Presented in partnership with The Cooper Union https://www.publicartfund.org/PAFtalksApril21 Tony Albert, "Unpacking History - A Native Australian Bouquet for New York," 2021. Acrylic and vintage appropriated fabric on Arches paper. Courtesy the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney. Sean Connelly, "16 Cube Truss (About Building Systems)," 2021. Digital print. Courtesy Sean Connelly, After Oceanic. Rosana Paulino, "Jogo perigoso (Dangerous Game)," 2021. Collage, monotype and acrylic on paper. Courtesy of Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo and the artist. Commissioned by Public Art Fund for Global Positioning, an exhibition on 320 @jcdecauxna bus shelters across New York City, Chicago, and Boston, on view from January 26, 2022—June 5, 2022. https://www.instagram.com/p/CbslSfsgrsB/?utm_medium=tumblr

On the occasion of our upcoming three-city exhibition, #GlobalPositioning, artists Myriam Boulos @myriamboulos, Nolan Oswald Dennis @No_LandDennis, and Denisse Ariana Pérez @denisseaps will gather virtually on January 31 for a conversation with PAF Artistic & Executive Director @nicholasbaume. These artists, along with 17 others from around the world, have created new works that synthesize our current moment and reveal our shared humanity. Register for free to join us via Zoom to reflect on the role public art has been able to play during the pandemic, helping us to imagine a future of possibility. #PAFtalks Public Art Fund Virtual Talks: Global Positioning Panel with Myriam Boulos, Nolan Oswald Dennis, and Denisse Ariana Pérez Monday, January 31, 1:30pm–2:30pm EST Presented in partnership with @thecooperunion https://www.publicartfund.org/globalpositioningJan31 “Global Positioning” can be experienced on 320 @jcdecauxna bus shelters across New York City, Chicago, and Boston beginning January 26. images: Myriam Boulos, Fantasies, 2021. Digital photograph. Courtesy the artist. Commissioned by Public Art Fund for Global Positioning, an exhibition on 320 JCDecaux bus shelters across New York City, Chicago, and Boston, on view from January 26, 2022—June 5, 2022. Nolan Oswald Dennis, Notes for a Planet (willfully), 2021. Digital print. Courtesy the artist and Goodman Gallery. Commissioned by Public Art Fund for Global Positioning, an exhibition on 320 JCDecaux bus shelters across New York City, Chicago, and Boston, on view from January 26, 2022—June 5, 2022 Denisse Ariana Pérez, Bodies of Water (AGUA), 2021. Analogue photograph. Courtesy of Denisse Ariana Perez and Open Doors Gallery. Commissioned by Public Art Fund for Global Positioning, an exhibition on 320 JCDecaux bus shelters across New York City, Chicago, and Boston, on view from January 26, 2022—June 5, 2022. https://www.instagram.com/p/CYwQlJAgbN0/?utm_medium=tumblr

#BlackAtlantic opens today throughout @brooklynbridgepark! Bringing together new site-responsive artworks by @babiryesculptor Leilah Babirye, @huthhayden Hugh Hayden, @dozie.kanu Dozie Kanu, @taulewis Tau Lewis, and @kiyanwilliams Kiyan Williams, the exhibition creates an exchange of ideas among artists of a similar generation that proposes an open, multifaceted, and heterogeneous idea of identity in the United States while reflecting on the diaspora across the ocean that connects Africa with the Americas and Europe. 📌Learn more and explore the exhibition at publicartfund.org/BlackAtlantic 📌Hear more about Black Atlantic from co-curators Hugh Hayden @huthhayden and Daniel S. Palmer @ddotpalmer on @allofitwnyc 📌Join us for a virtual #PAFtalks @thecooperunion Black Atlantic panel on Thursday, June 2 All links in bio. 📷Hugh Hayden, “The Gulf Stream,” 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Lisson Gallery @lisson_gallery. Photo: Nicholas Knight @nicholasknightstudio, Courtesy of Public Art Fund, NY https://www.instagram.com/p/CdqrQeouVu4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thanks to everyone who joined us for a very special #PAFtalks @cooperunion with @awolerikzu @ddotpalmer @kingdawoudburgess. If you missed it, stay tuned for a recording of the discussion accompanying the artist's current exhibition #NewVisionsForIris. Visit publicartfund.org/AwolErizku to learn more about the exhibition, find out where in NYC and CHI you can view the works in person, and listen to the "New Visions for Iris" mix 🎧. Created on the occasion of the exhibition, this brand new mix by Erizku exclusively features black women composers including Alice Coltrane, Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou, Pamela Z, Nkeiru Okoye, Valerie Coleman, Eleanor Alberga and Mary Lou Williams. image: Awol Erizku, "Going Home," 2020 Ave. C between E 7th St. & E 8th St., Manhattan Photo: Jeff Vespa, Courtesy the artist. Photographic work as a part of Awol Erizku: New Visions for Iris, an exhibition on 350 JCDecaux bus shelter displays across New York City and Chicago, February 24 to June 20, 2021. #AwolErizku https://www.instagram.com/p/COvaRISlYs7/?igshid=1est661vltafh

November 7 @ Cooper Union, 6:30pm. Tickets are free! 

ADRIÁN VILLAR ROJAS The Most Beautiful of All Mothers, 2015 14th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey Courtesy the artist; the Istanbul Biennial © Jörg Baumann 

"I don't like to make work about politics, because when something in the world changes, so does your work." - artist Mark Manders at #PAFtalks last night. 

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