Explore/Archive
October 2015
Morgan Bassichis, Jaime Shearn Coan, Katherine Brewer Ball, and Leeroy Kun Young Kang
November 2024
Holding Space: Void Spa as a Site of Care and Resistance
S. Erin Batiste
written in conjunction with artists' S. Erin Batiste for A. Sef and Akeema-Zane's Session project, Void Spa.
January 4–March 3, 2018
Alexandra Bell
exploring the role of stereotypes, messaging, and news media to directly engage issues of racism, gun violence, and police brutality
November 3–December 23, 2016
Željka Blakšić
BROUHAHA is a shape-shifting habitat, with a sculptural skate ramp positioned in the space as its physical anchor.
June 18–August 6, 2011
Larry Bob Phillips
Phillips will record four collaborative events, covering the walls inside 41 Grand Street with large-scale, and densely detailed drawings.
January 2026
Freedom Time Meditation: Cartographies of Release
Neta Bomani
Artist and educator Neta Bomani offers a guided meditation on FREEDOM TIME: Undanced Dances Through Prison Walls
April 19–June 8, 2019
Lex Brown
The Inside Room is a project that transforms Recess into a production studio for impromptu, tactile TV made for the body and voice.
On view: April 2–May 9, 2026
A sonata to seed whatever flourishes after the end of the American empire
Zeelie Brown
The artist will compose and premiere a new sonata exploring the links between music, ecology, and spatial justice
April 2, 2026, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Opening Reception for Zeelie Brown: A sonata to seed whatever flourishes...
Zeelie Brown
Opening reception and intimate solo cello concert with Zeelie Brown, celebrating a new Session installation exploring sound and ecology
April 23, 2026, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Simmer & Nourish: A Cook-out Conversation with Zeelie Brown
Zeelie Brown
A shared meal and conversation with Zeelie Brown exploring music, land, and lineage through storytelling and listening.
May 8, 2026, 5:00 – 9:00pm
Closing Reception for Zeelie Brown: A sonata to seed whatever flourishes...
Zeelie Brown
Closing performance and premiere of Zeelie Brown’s new sonata, performed live with collaborators across voice, electronics, and strings.
February 13–18, 2025
A.K. Burns
After months of research & collaboration with a screenwriter, the artist will stage public screen tests that will be used to develop a new video work.
October 28–December 11, 2010
The Brown Bear: Neither Particular, Nor General
A.K. Burns and Katherine Hubbard
Burns and Hubbard will adapt Recess into a working installation that will intentionally conflate the hair and art salon.