Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, Part I of II

Name: Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, Part I of II
Start: 2024-10-17T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-17T18:00:00-04:00
Location: National Academy of Design

: Tuesdays – Saturdays, noon – 6 pm, through Jan. 17, 2025;

: Free

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The National Academy of Design presents Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment. A two-part exhibition conceived as a call and response between historical and contemporary art, the show will run October 17, 2024 to April 26, 2025 in two installments. Both parts will be exhibited at the National Academy’s recently launched exhibition space at 519 West 26th Street in Chelsea,

The Opening reception will take place on October 17, 2024 from 6-8 p.m.

Part I focuses on landscape and territory, with works that document U.S. expansion in the 19th Century. It will run from October 17, 2024 to January 11, 2025.

Part II will center on identity, with artworks that engage with abolitionist movements, national identity including race and indigeneity, protest and political action, social fabric and community as well as labor. It will run from February 6 and on view through April 26, 2025.