Energies | Otobong Nkanga Mural Visiting Hours at 519 E 11th St

On the occasion Energies, inspired by the co-op at 519 E 11th Street, Otobong Nkanga has installed a new mural in the patio of the building, which will remain on long-term view at the site. The painting, titled Social Consequences I: Segregation – Encroaching Barricade – Entangled – Endangered Species – Rationed Measures – Intertwined, pictures two women and a child, buildings, trees, and various persons’ arms holding up a floating structure with a factory sat atop it, all of which are connected in a diagrammatic scheme with a thread of yarn. The mural addresses the links between labor, housing, extraction, and ecology, much in the spirit of East Village history.

Image: Otobong Nkanga, Social Consequences I: Segregation – Encroaching Barricade – Entangled – Endangered Species – Rationed Measures – Intertwined, 2009. Courtesy of the artist.