This Side of Paradise
1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York 10452
Description
On April 4, 2012, the gates of the Andrew Freedman Home will open to the public. The Home was once built to be a haven, a paradise, for the rich elderly who had lost their fortunes. Bequeathed by millionaire Andrew Freedman, the Home provided not only food and shelter but all the accoutrements of a rich and civilized life style – white glove dinner service, a grand ball room, a wood-paneled library, billiard room and a social committee who organized concerts, opera performances and the like.
Referencing this quixotic history, This Side of Paradise will reference the past and reconnect the vision of Andrew Freedman to today’s Bronx and its realities. The exhibition and its extensive public programming onsite and offsite will draw together the economic and social history of the Home with the present day realities of the Bronx and its residents.
The selected artists' will work in a site-specific manner and will respond to such issues as memory, immigration, storytelling, aging and the creation of fantasy that the original concept of the Home “being poor in style” suggests. This Side of Paradise will celebrate human ingenuity, the strength of the human spirit and the resilience needed to fashion beauty, hope and rejoicing.
Opening Reception will be Wednesday, April 4 from 6 to 8pm followed by the Speakeasy After Party Fundraiser sponsored by St-Germain starting at 8:30pm. Support NLE by purchasing tickets here. (you can still enjoy the performances and party without a ticket- you just pay for individual drinks)
Press Preview will be Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Please rsvp to press@nolongerempty.org
Exhibition Hours: Thursday to Sunday, 1pm to 7pm (extended hours when events are hosted).
Bronx Arts Alliance is a partner for This Side of Paradise either installations, events or general cross-promotion of Bronx Arts. Partnering organizations are: Bronx Documentary Center | Casita Maria | Hebrew Home at Riverdale | Lehman College Art Gallery | Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos College | The Bronx Children’s Museum | The Bronx Council of the Arts | The Bronx Museum of the Arts | The Bronx River Art Center | The POINT | Wave Hill
Collaborative Organizations are Wave Hill - Installation by Adam Parker Smith; The POINT - Designed by Carey Clark, Alejandra Delfin, Danny Peralta, Lady K Fever, Sharon de La Cruz, Tats Cru, David Yearwood among others; The Bronx Museum of the Arts - Works by artists in the AIM Program; Bronx Documentary Center -Film by Tim Hetherington; Lehman College Art Gallery - Works by Scherezade García, Shifting Communities Roundtable Series by The Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) and The Bronx Children´s Museum.
Video and Production Support: BronxNet
Media Partner: WNYC Radio
The Cafe Partner: La Colombe Torrefaction
This Side of Paradise is a collaboration with the Mid Bronx Senior Citizens Council, one of the largest nonprofits who has been providing community services in the South Bronx. Contact wpuryear@midbronx.org for more information.
Curatorial team is Manon Slome, Charlotte Caldwell, Keith Schweitzer and Lucy Lydon. A tremendous thank you to all our interns, volunteers and the crew at the Andrew Freedman Home. Thank you!
Related events and programs
- December 31, 1969 - Ongoing: Boogie Down Rides- Bike the Bronx
- April 04, 2012 - Opening Reception & Speakeasy After Party Fundraiser
- April 07, 2012 - No Longer Bored- Easter Egg, Egg, Egg Hunt
- April 07, 2012 - No Longer Bored programs for Children
- April 08, 2012 - Ongoing: Y-Dot in The Bronx
- April 09, 2012 - Ongoing: Activity Committee
- April 11, 2012 - Ongoing: The Other Side of Media Workshop
- April 21, 2012 - What's Cooking in the Bronx?
- April 28, 2012 - Dance Here. Modern
- April 29, 2012 - Revisiting FASHION MODA
- May 03, 2012 - Once Upon a Time in the Bronx
- May 05, 2012 - Take The Stage!
- May 12, 2012 - Dance Here. Hip Hop
- May 16, 2012 - Bronx Week: Consultations for Visual Artists and Artist Roundtable
- May 18, 2012 - The Sound of Paradise Weekend
- June 01, 2012 - Shifting Communities: Stories About Money
- June 02, 2012 - Beyond Outreach: Museums, Audience and Community
Neighborhood
This Side of Paradise
Sponsors
April 04, 2012 - June 05, 2012
Artists
- Ahearn, John
- Albi-Marini, Guido
- Art Jones
- Bliumis, Alina and Jeff
- Chamorro, Mario and Daniel Paluska
- Chin, Mel
- Crean, Melanie
- Cunningham, Linda
- Daze and Crash
- Enright, Nicky
- Fougeron, Martine
- How and Nosm
- Kahane, Lisa
- Ladda, Justen
- Lazkoz, Abigail
- Maldonado, Sofía
- Mayobre, Esperanza
- Napier, Laura and Carmen Julia Hernández
- Plachy, Sylvia
- Pope, Cheryl
- Prieto, Alejandra
- Ramos-Fermin, Hatuey and Elizabeth Hamby
- Richards, Bruce
- Rollins, Tim and KOS
- Tosatti, Gian Maria
- Uribe, Federico
Behind the scenes
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