Sep 28 2024


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

Sat | 2-5PM


This event will be held at 519 E 11th St, New York, NY 10009.

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.

While the mural is viewable from the street 24/7, visitors may view it up close via access to the yard during these special hours.

Nkanga will be present at the 519 E 11th Street tour on September 28.

Please RSVP to rsvp@swissinstitute.net.

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