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Plastic-Covered Couch Turned Work of Art To Protect Black Culture Lands In Brooklyn This Weekend
The exhibit features preserved couch works and highlights how Black artists use furniture to explore memory, protection and cultural history.
- On Saturday and Sunday, the 'Protect Our Piece' living archive installation debuted at CultureCon in Brooklyn, featuring a hand-stitched couch inviting registered attendees to contribute ideas to the evolving artwork.
- Danielle Young, an art director at BarkleyOKRP, conceived the project inspired by memories of her grandmother's plastic-covered furniture, working with Chicago-based fiber artist Chelsea B. to realize the piece.
- The couch currently features 19 hand-stitched depictions of Black culture, including the Black vote and HBCUs, sparking conversations about protecting cultural history during a time of erasure.
- "Every place it goes gives more people a chance to see themselves," said Chelsea B., as the creators plan to bring the installation to galleries and institutions like the Smithsonian.
- The exhibition remains open through Sunday, October 4, and following the CultureCon debut, the couch will be displayed at a New York gallery through November 2026.
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Plastic-Covered Couch Turned Work of Art To Protect Black Culture Lands In Brooklyn This Weekend
The living archive project "Protect Our Piece" makes its CultureCon debut inviting people to add to its hand-stitched story and inspire its next appearances
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