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Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces
Paperback
American Art - African American & BlackGeneral Art
Publisher Price: $45.00
ISBN13: 9781633451377
Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
Published: Nov 1 2022
Pages: 184
Weight: 2.00
Height: 0.70 Width: 9.50 Depth: 12.00
Language: English
An archival dive with fresh interpretations of the legendary New York gallery and cultural laboratory that catalyzed collaboration among Black artists and their counterparts of diverse backgrounds
Just Above Midtown, or JAM, was an art gallery and self-described laboratory for experimentation led by Linda Goode Bryant that foregrounded African American artists and artists of color. Open from 1974 to 1986, it was a place where an expansive idea of contemporary art flourished and debate was cultivated. The gallery offered early opportunities for artists recognized as pivotal figures in late-20th-century art--including David Hammons, Butch Morris, Senga Nengudi, Lorraine O'Grady and Howardena Pindell--as well as a nonhierarchical approach to art that welcomed artists without stylistic proscription.
I walked in and I was like, Yes! And I remember thinking, 'I don't care if I never show there, I'm so glad to know it exists.' It was like it gave my brain another dimension. I had something to look to. -Janet Olivia Henry, JAM volunteer and artist
JAM has always been like a snowball on a hill, always gaining momentum. I'm still connected with all the things that happened there. Just Above Midtown--as much as it is a physical entity, it's also a spiritual entity. It has never not been a part of my thinking as an artist, or a part of my life as an artist, or a part of my momentum as an artist. -Randy Williams, artist and educator
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