Two years ago, I returned from my first trip to Guyana — my mother’s homeland. Nearly a year later, I began creating Metem, a film that I knew would be about more than documenting my family’s journey back. In fact, you never actually see Guyana as a place in the film. Instead, Metem unfolds through memory, food, andContinue reading “The Power of Returning Home: Art, Memory, and Belonging”
Tag Archives: Queens Museum
Limited Edition Release: Fitra (Amber): Yusuf Prints
Discover the exclusive limited edition release of Fitra (Amber): Yusuf, a key work from Nsenga Knight’s solo exhibition Close to Home at the Queens Museum. Celebrate themes of innate purity, healing, and growth through this deeply personal and spiritual artwork.
ONLINE: Cairo and Pan Africanism: Nsenga Knight in Conversation with Kribsoo Diallo and Mohamed Yehia
Join artist Nsenga Knight, Kribsoo Diallo, and Mohamed Yehia as they explore Cairo’s role in anticolonial and Pan-African movements, its impact on Black diaspora, and African migrations from the 1960s to today. Presented with Knight’s Queens Museum exhibition.
July 2024 Wrap Up: To Know One Another, Close to Home Programming, and more!
Discover the highlights of Nsenga Knight’s recent event, “To Know One Another,” at the Queens Museum, featuring a conversation with Sibok Shahid Najee-ullah of the SWAM Dojo. Learn about upcoming programming for her solo exhibition, “Close to Home,” and explore the rich cultural contributions of the SWAM Dojo. Stay updated with more exciting events and enriching conversations in September, October, and November 2024.
Caribbean Summer Vibes: Reflecting on Home, Culture, and Community
Embracing Community Through Art and Connection These past few months have been a whirlwind of creativity and connection, culminating in the opening of my Close to Home exhibition at the Queens Museum in May, five iterations of my new To Know One Another social practice project, and a behind-the-scenes talk and studio visit with inContinue reading “Caribbean Summer Vibes: Reflecting on Home, Culture, and Community”
Embracing Connection: A Journey with “To Know One Another” at the Queens Museum
Finding Humanity in Art and Connection In a world fraught with conflict and suffering, the longing for genuine connection and understanding is palpable. Many of us feel the weight of a fragmented community, yearning for relationships that are authentic and rooted in shared values. I see you in this struggle, and I invite you toContinue reading “Embracing Connection: A Journey with “To Know One Another” at the Queens Museum”
Join Us on September 23rd at the Queens Museum!
I’m excited to announce I’ll be hosting an event at the Queens Museum on September 23rd, from 6-9PM. The Bilalian Night at the Museum is an evening focused on preserving the Black Muslim legacy that’s organized as part my social practice project Muhammad School of Language and Martial Arts. You can RSVP here. The Bilalian Night at the Museum showcases an archive thatContinue reading “Join Us on September 23rd at the Queens Museum!”
Fitra painting series launch, my Queens Museum studio, and finding the Aida Opera – a Cairo original in the Archives
Last week was the launch of the Fitra: Amber watercolor series on Artfare’s website. The Instagram takeover went brilliantly and I’m so grateful for the love and support I was shown throughout it. I went live to share more about the series with my community and you can still watch the videos on my FacebookContinue reading “Fitra painting series launch, my Queens Museum studio, and finding the Aida Opera – a Cairo original in the Archives”