Howl! Happening reopens today with a special exhibit titled "Bringing Back Bowery: Public Art as Protest."
The group show is an outgrowth of an effort organized by Bowery artist Sono Kuwayama in June. (Read more about it here.)
She received permission from store owners to paint on the plywood of the boarded-up businesses along the Bowery. She then reached out to some local artists to have them create murals, such as Love Power between Great Jones and Fourth Street...
... created by East Village-based artist Scooter LaForge along with Hitomi Nakamura and James Rubio.
The murals, which were started to feel the effects of the summer heat, will now find a second life at Howl! Here's more about the show:
After the tragic death of George Floyd, impassioned citizens in cities around the world rose up together in a call for justice. The streets became the backdrop for our collective mourning, our outrage, and our plea for change. Opportunistic agitators took advantage of peaceful demonstrations and forced many businesses to board up storefronts all over New York. On the Bowery ... the plywood barriers became windows into the hearts of the neighborhood’s artists.
"Bringing Back Bowery: Public Art as Protest" is a re-presentation of public artworks made in solidarity with the protest movement fighting for racial equality and police reform.
Howl! Happening, 6 E. First St. between Second Avenue and the Bowery, is open Thursday-Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The show ends on Aug. 23.
The gallery is limiting the number of visitors at any one time, and will require masks for everyone. Guests must also register upon entering and have their temperature taken. Find more details at this link.
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