Ideal Selfie
2021–22 artist in residence Qualeasha Wood discusses textiles, the haven of the internet, and iconographies of the self.
Echoes: A Collaborative Abolitionist Curriculum
Chapter Two: Invitation
"Echoes" was a collaboration from 2021 to 2022 between the Studio Museum and The Fortune Society. It grew directly out of group conversations with Fortune community members and highlights their voices as well as the voices of formerly incarcerated individuals beyond Harlem.
Digital Archives as a Black Interior
Archives are witnesses of the past.1 They are testaments of existence and occupancy. Whether physically preserved or digitized, archives offer a unique space where past clarifies present.
In Conversation: William T. Williams, Melvin Edwards, Ashley James, and Guy Ciarcia
Read an exclusive excerpt from the publication Smokehouse Associates, in which the artist collective speaks with curator Ashley James.
I Don’t Do Pickle Juice
In this Studio Check-In, Ilk Yasha speaks with artist EJ Hill, a 2015–16 artist in residence at the Studio Museum, about roller coasters, Nicki Minaj, and refusal as protest.
See for Yourself
2021–22 artist in residence Jacob Mason-Macklin on Harlem light, looking closely, and "grace in existing as you are."
Black Joy in the Public Eye
Marcus Garvey Park, Summer of Soul, Thomas J Price, and Gathering in Public Space
Can Jam Be Jam at MoMA?
Read an exclusive excerpt from the exhibition catalogue Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces about the desire to create a Black cultural "home."
Studio Check In with Danielle Mason
In this Studio Check In, Ilk Yasha speaks with Danielle Mason, a cultural preservationist, writer, and educator. Her work explores anthropology and art through the lens of folklore and African spiritual concepts. She participated in the 2022 Museum Education Practicum program at The Studio Museum in Harlem.
We're Going Where the Money Resides
The arts community is deeply concerned about the current state of cultural philanthropy.1 Not only are they questioning the sources of the funds that support museums, but also scrutinizing the very foundations of modern philanthropy.
A Shout, a Call, an Echo — Capturing the Echo: Expanding the Walls 2022
The sixteen artists featured in the exhibition Capturing the Echo: Expanding the Walls 2022 author their own accounts of our shared world. They are witnesses, participants, and muses.
Studio Check In with Angelique Rosales Salgado
In this Studio Check In, Yume Murphy speaks with Angelique Rosales Salgado, a Mexican-born curator and writer based in Brooklyn. Currently, Angelique works as a curatorial assistant at The Kitchen and was previously a Joint Curatorial Fellow in Exhibitions between the Studio Museum and The Museum of Modern Art.