About the Exhibit

Colors of New York City is an investigation into the difficulties and methodologies of documenting race and race relations in contemporary, urban societies. Determined to focus on HARMONY rather than critique, the event explores how races meld and mingle, escaping finite or unchanging representation.

The performance forces artists (and audiences!) to explore their homes, their communities, their neigborhoods and to document the COLORS found there. The inquiry includes the following New York City hoods: Bensonhurst, Flushing, Fort Green, Harlem, South Bronx, Staten Island and Washington Heights. It also delves into racist conceptions of "beauty" through an examination of "ethnic hair" in New York City.

Thank you. We hope you enjoy the phenomenal colors that make up our beautiful city!