When I get tired of creating images with words, I look to art or design to rest my eyes, free my brain and inspire me. Most times, the place I head to is The Studio Museum in Harlem, an oasis of calm and culture in the midst of street vendors, clothing stores and shops selling human hair and all kinds of ‘beauty’ supplies.

Since it first opened in 1968 in rented loft space on Fifth Avenue and 125^th Street, The Studio Museum has been celebrating the work of artists of African descent. In 1979, it moved to its current location on 125^th Street between Lenox (6^th Avenue) and Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd (7^th Avenue). Continue reading “The Studio Museum in Harlem” →