CITYarts Soho Artists History Walk Online
CITYarts is proud to present the first iteration of exhibitions in this online format for our project SoHo Artists History Walk. Celebrating the works of nearly 100 of the artists whose careers have helped to define New York's SoHo neighborhood and community.
FEATURING WORKS BY
Stephen Antonakos | Arnaud | Leigh Behnke | Zigi Ben-haim | Siri Berg | Richard Bosman | Nancy Brett | Nancy Burson | Myrel Chernick | Christo |maxi Cohen | David W. Cummings | Jennifer Clifford Danner | Claudia Demonte | Agnes Denes | Michele Oka Doner | Cynthia Eardly | Don Eddy | Martha Edelheit | Tom Evans | Sandi Fellman | Jackie Ferrara | Susan Firestone | Cris Gianakos | Kathleen Gilje | Max Gimblett | Andrew Ginzel | Michael Gitlin | Richard Haas | Marcia Hafif | Mary Jane Hanja | Julie Harrison | Julian Hatton | Judith Henry | Stuart Hitch | Barry Holden | Erick Johnson | Donald Judd | Barbara Knight | Joyce Kozloff | Shigeko Kubota | Diana Kurz | Don Lewallen | Mon Levinson | Vered Lieb | Louis Lieberman | Robert Lobe | Vincent Longo | Beatice Mady | Lenore Malen | Charles Marburg | Margo Margolis | Jan Meisnner | Louis Mendez | Renee Monrose | Judith Murray | Wendy Nadler | Richard Nonas | Charles Thomas O'neil | Nam Jun Paik | Peter Pinchbeck | Lucio Pozzi | Dina Recanati | Peter Reginato | Deborah Remington | Rodney Ripps | Tony Robbin | Erika Rothenberg | Sumayyah Samaha | Andra Samelson | Claude Samton | Linda Schrank | Michal Shapiro | Cindy Sherman | Arlene Slavin | Sandi Slone | Katherine Sokolnikof | Michelle Stuart | Susanna Tanger | Alan Wexler | Daniel Wiener | Hannah Wilke | Thornton Willis | Susan Wittenberg | Nina Yankowitz | Robert Yasuda | Jerilea Zempel
Prior to becoming SoHo (an acronym for South of Houston Street), the area was a light manufacturing zone occupied by sweatshops in buildings that are now National Historic Landmarks. Deserted in the evenings and on the weekends, these buildings opened onto dark and beaten-up streets with no green spaces or community services. It wasn't until the late '60s when these buildings were taken over by “some crazy artists” who had the vision to turn them into live/work loft spaces that SoHo became the cultural model for the world. More information, along with a more comprehensive list of SoHo artists can be found on the main project webpage.
Yet, in spite of this phenomenal success & maybe because of it, many politicians are considering destroying it through up-zoning to allow for the construction of high-rise buildings that will put the historical uniqueness of this neighborhood in the shadows and shatter its spirit.
My co-curator, Lesley Heller, and exhibition advisors Joyce Pomeroy-Schwartz and Charlotta Kotik, want to raise awareness about the power of art to impact people’s lives as almost nothing else can.
CITYarts is actively reaching out to the New Mayor of NYC Eric Adams & Manhattan Borough President Marc Levine to come meet the artists of SoHo, have a conversation, and work towards understanding why we should contribute to preserving this unique neighborhood as a jewel in the crown of NYC, not destroying it!
Enjoy the exhibition. Purchase the works that you like. Artists will receive 50% of the proceeds & CITYarts 50% to support our projects. A portion of CITYarts proceeds will be allocated to promoting the work of incarcerated American Indian artist Leonard Peltier in recognition of Human Rights week.
