Queens Museum: ‘Of The Earth: Connections’ by Shane Weeks, Opens 10.19th w/ Artist-Led Tour ….

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Of the Earth: Connections, a project by Shane Weeks, opens this Sunday! This new exhibition considers how Indigenous artists from across the world have centered both water and the earth in their practices through storytelling, video, photography, sculpture, and cultural traditions. Multivocal Indigenous viewpoints illustrate environmental stewardship as a locus of kinship and life, mapping a philosophical interrelationship between global Indigenous communities.

1pm: Exhibition opens
2pm: Welcome by Shane Weeks, followed by an artist-led tour
3pm: Reception with food and drinks for purchase in the Unisphere Cafe by The August Tree

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De la Tierra: Conexiones — Ceremonia de inauguración el 19 de octubre

De la Tierra: Conexiones, un proyecto de Shane Weeks, se inaugura este domingo. Esta nueva exposición examina la forma en la que los artistas indígenas de todo el mundo han integrado tanto el agua como la tierra en sus obras a través de la narración, el video, la fotografía, la escultura y las tradiciones culturales. A través de diversos puntos de vista indígenas se ilustra la defensa medioambiental como núcleo de afinidad y de vida, y una interrelación filosófica entre las comunidades indígenas globales.

1 p.m.: Inauguración de la exposición
2 p.m.: Bienvenida por parte de Shane Weeks y tour guiado con el artista
3 p.m.: Recepción con comida y bebida que se puede comprar en el Unisphere Cafe de August Tree

Plan Your Visit / Organice su visita

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Don’t miss the opening of Journey of the Mind on October 18! This touring exhibition by without SHAPE without FORM presented as a part of the Queens Museum’s Community Partnership Exhibition Program explores texts of the Sikh teachers and how through these the journey to understand the mind begins. Paintings and drawings by Canadian artist Kanwar Singh and short films by British animator Christian Wood illustrate the stories of those who had attained the highest spiritual levels, which gave them the clarity and foresight to see all as one.

Journey of the Mind se inaugura el 18 de octubre

¡No se pierdan la inauguración de Journey of the Mind (El viaje de la mente) el 18 de octubre! Esta exposición itinerante de without SHAPE without FORM se presenta como parte del programa de exposiciones de los socios comunitarios del Queens Museum y explora los textos de los maestros sij y cómo comienza el viaje para entender la mente a partir de dichos textos. Las pinturas y los dibujos del artista canadiense Kanwar Singh y los cortos del animador británico Christian Wood ilustran las historias de quienes han alcanzado los más altos niveles espirituales, lo que les ha otorgado la claridad y la perspectiva para poder ver el todo como una sola cosa.

Explore the Exhibition / Explorar la exposición

To celebrate the opening, join us for DEEPER, a live performance by Carlos Niño and Surya Botofasina in response to Simran – a practice of stillness and deep listening for the mind – guided by Charanjot Kaur.

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Para celebrar la apertura, únase a nosotros para DEEPER, una presentación en vivo de Carlos Niño y Surya Botofasina en respuesta a Simran, una práctica de quietud y escucha profunda para la mente, guiada por Charanjot Kaur.

RSVP Required / Es obligatorio confirmar asistencia

Join us for a music and weaving circle inspired by the Fandango, a 400-year-old community tradition from southern Veracruz, Mexico. The Fandango is a celebration of life in community, materialized through the sounds of strings, percussion, and poetry. People gather to play instruments, share land-based stories, or simply observe from afar—together weaving a living tapestry of resistance.

Featuring the collectives: Pulso de Barro and Mazorca Colectiva

Fandango Weaving is presented by Mazorca Colectiva as part of their Indigenous Practice Studio (IPS) Commissioning Program project at the Queens Museum.

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Tejiendo Fandango con Pulso de Barro x Mazorca Colectiva

Acompáñanos a un círculo de música y tejido inspirado en el Fandango, una tradición comunitaria con más de 400 años de historia originaria del sur de Veracruz, México. El Fandango es una celebración de la vida en comunidad, que se materializa en los sonidos de las cuerdas, la percusión y la poesía. Las personas se juntan para tocar instrumentos, compartir relatos vinculados a la tierra o simplemente observar desde la distancia—tejiendo juntas un tapiz vivo de resistencia.

Colectivos: Pulso de Barro; Mazorca Colectiva

Fandango Tejido es presentado por Mazorca Colectiva como parte de su proyecto del Programa de Comisiones del Indigenous Practice Studio (IPS) en el Queens Museum.

RSVP to Attend / Por favor confirmar su asistencia aquí

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Of the Earth: Connections is presented as part of the Indigenous Practice Studio (IPS) Commissioning Program. The Indigenous Practice Studio is made possible with support from the Mellon Foundation and The New York Community Trust.

The Queens Museum is housed in the New York City Building, which is owned by the City of New York.

The Museum is supported, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Mayor Eric Adams, the Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and the New York City Council under the leadership of Speaker Adrienne E. Adams.

Major funding is generously provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, Hearst Foundations, Jerome Foundation, Lambent Foundation, MacMillan Family Foundation, Mellon Foundation, E.A. Michelson Philanthropy, New York Community Trust, Richmond County Savings Foundation, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Images: 1) [Featured in GIF] Shane Weeks, “Retention”, 2024. Photograph. Courtesy the artist. 2) Exhibition image from Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow. Courtesy of without SHAPE without FORM. 3) Courtesy Pulso de Barro.