"Ready Or Not" Exhibit at the Newark Museum

I recently enjoyed a private press tour of Ready Or Not, a new exhibition at the Newark Museum that features the works of 40 NJ-based artists at different points in their careers, varying in practice and style. The curator and organizer of the show, Schlomit Dror, explained the complexities and inspiration behind some of the individual pieces during the tour, as well as gave us an idea of what is coming ahead. Fantastic performances, such as the one of opening night that took place in the 1784 Old stone School House found in the museum's backyard garden. And the upcoming jazz concert happening on July 10th from 3-4:30pm that fuses digital and instrumental sounds for an unique visual experience.
Every Thursday from now through August 7th has a related performance, which are all FREE with the suggested museum admission.
On the final night of the exhibit, September 6th, The NEWARK issue of HYCIDE will launch there, which is super exciting. I almost never miss the HYCIDE launch parties.

Besides all of the fab events surrounding the exhibit, the exhibit itself is really dope! Everything from sculpture to murals to paintings and performances and on-site installations are all included; making it an audio/visual multilevel experience like none I've ever experienced there. 

Get the full calendar of Ready or Not events at Newarkmuseum.org.

HYCIDE Magazine Launch Party

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Aljira, Center for Contemporary Art

Friday night I attended the launch of HYCIDE Magazine at Aljira, The Center for Contemporary Art, which is one of my favorite art galleries in Newark, NJ. It was transformed into a spectacular scene of Who's Who on the art scene of downtown Nwk in an intimate setting punctuated by the intense photography of Akintola Hanif. Everyone there loves and respects the work of this brilliant photojournalist/filmmaker-turned-magazine-editor & chief and the energy of support was palpable. The event was deliciously catered by the good people at HLS. The cherry on top of the perfect evening full of beautiful people, live painting by artist Baja Ukweli, and positive vibes was the poetry/scat session from my hero, the legendary poet/playwright/activist Amiri Baraka who is a lifetime resident of Newark.

HYCIDE is an online photography magazine dedicated to subculture, art and conflict and a limited quantity of print copies were available at the event. The purpose of HYCIDE is to "create understanding" and provide reflections of the segment of our population that is considered to "subversive" and have been "marginalized". His specialty, as a photographer and film maker, has been the bold images of the those who society has left behind.


The name of the magazine is based on a slang term, which originally meant "to rob,'' but was re-imagined by Hanif, who combined the meanings of the Hebrew prefix "hy'' and the Latin suffix "cide."
"HYCIDE /high-side/ Origin: Hy, derived from Hebrew "Hyram" for "noble" or "exalted.'' --Cide, from Latin "cida,'' for "killer or killing.'' 1: Noble Kiling
2: The act of killing or negating elitist ideals to create empathy, understanding for the disenfranchised or dispossessed. (nj.com)

Tamara Fleming of Femwork PR firm & me

Akintola autographing copies of HYCIDE

Beautiful people

Beautiful person, Samala R. Kelly

	Always fly curator Shantrelle P. Lewis has her copy Executive Director of The Newark Arts Council: Linwood J. Oglesby Photographer Dawan Wryet Alford & Amiri Baraka

Get yours:
Order a limited edition print copy: here
Read HYCIDE online: www.hycide.com
Learn more about Akintola Hanif here