Name: Opening Reception: Gaza Biennale | New York Pavilion at Recess
Start: 2025-09-11T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-11T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Recess

Opening Reception: Gaza Biennale | New York Pavilion at Recess

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Celebrate the Gaza Biennale opening at Recess with 25 artists, live music, and video statements on Thursday, Sept 11, 6–9pm.

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Recess is honored to be the first North American site hosting the Gaza Biennale, a global exhibition shaped by Palestinian artists who have been creating throughout the genocidal siege in Gaza. Even in this time of catastrophic loss these artists have persisted in their artistic practice.Spanning five days—September 10–14, 2025–and then again in abbreviation for three months–September 18–December 20, 2025–the New York Pavilion of this artist-initiated Biennale brings together a vast grouping of artworks that speak across borders and conditions of constraint. Launched in 2024 by the Forbidden Museum of Jabal Al Risan, Palestine, and artists working in and beyond Gaza, the Gaza Biennale is a decentralized exhibition taking place in cities around the world. The Biennale is the artistic expression of a global and people-led movement, a movement that rejects antipathy towards Palestinian life.The New York Pavilion presented at Recess offers a glimpse into the projects of 25 artists. We invite you to join us for the Opening Reception on Thursday, September 11, 6–9pm. In addition to experiencing the exhibition, there will be a 30-minute program which includes a screening of intimate video messages by several of the participating artists, complemented by a performance by NY-based, Palestinian-born kanun maestro <a href="https://www.firaszreik.com/" title="https://www.firaszreik.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Firas Zreik</a>.Access NoteAll program space at 46 Washington Avenue is fully accessible for wheelchair users. Our restrooms are gender neutral and ADA compliant. We’ll do our best to accommodate all requests. If you have specific access questions or needs, email us at info@recessart.org.

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