Museum for African Art in Long Island City
Monday December 13, 2004
The only museum dedicated to African art in New York City, the Museum for African Art is wonderful for its exhibits of contemporary African art and performances. In other words, it's alive and features much more than classic African wooden sculpture. (Unfortunately, the museum plans to move to Manhattan in a couple years.)
The current exhibit, "Personal Affects," showcases contemporary South African art, and is co-hosted by the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The work of 17 artists, all new pieces commissioned for the show, are strong and varied in media. A highlight is the animal-human hybrids by artist Jane Alexander.
- Museum for African Art
- 36-01 43rd Ave, 3rd floor, Long Island City, NY 11101, 718-784-7700
- Located on the Sunnyside side of LIC, one block north of Queens Blvd
- #7 subway to 36th St; Q32, Q39, and Q60 buses
- $6/adults; $3/seniors, children, students
- Free : 10 to 11 a.m., Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays
- Hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Tuesday and Wednesday
- "Personal Affects: Power and Poetics in Contemporary South African Art" runs until January 3, 2005
- More: Museums in Queens
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7 train to 33RD st. - not 36th.