inHarlem: A Look at Public Art in Harlem Then and Now
Our inHarlem series began in 2016 and has featured public art by artists Chloë Bass, Kevin Beasley, Maren Hassinger, Kori Newkirk, Thomas J Price, and Rudy Shepherd. In partnership with civic and cultural organizations in the neighborhood, inHarlem allowed us to continue our programming in Harlem and beyond.
inHarlem 2016–17
inHarlem 2017–18
inHarlem 2018–2019
inHarlem 2019–20
inHarlem 2021–22
Public Art Walking Tour
This feature documents the many public artworks made by artists of African American descent that can be found throughout Harlem’s streets, parks, and subway platforms.
Crossing from west to east, and north and south along the central arteries of Harlem’s heart—Malcolm X Boulevard, 125th Street, and Frederick Douglass Boulevard—we celebrate Harlem by amplifying other iconic public artworks in the neighborhood. These artworks by Black artists, whose other work is in our permanent collection, transform the landscape and are meant to disrupt or enhance the landscape they inhabit—or maybe both.