Film Screening | Stephen Dwoskin's Face of Our Fear (1992): Reflections on Disability in Film with Rachel Garfield The Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts 1 Washington Place NY 10003 Starting in the mid-1960s, Stephen Dwoskin, a UK-based experimental filmmaker who survived childhood poliomyelitis, developed a distinct audio-visual style rooted in the […]
This panel takes its title from Douglas Crimp’s famous 1989 essay written at the height of the AIDS crisis, which argued for the need for both militant activism and collective mourning. How might our current moment similarly demand an attention to collective grief and care, organizing and activism? This conversation brings together artists and activists, […]
In cooperation with Spain Culture, and as part of the 2025 edition of Spanish Cinema Now +. Espacio de Culturas at KJCC is thrilled to screen Por donde pasa el silencio, nominated for Best New Director at the Goya Awards, followed by a discussion with the film’s director, Sandra Romero. Film Screening: Por […]
Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 4–5:30 pm Hess Theater and Online, via Zoom This program brings together artists and writers Seth Kim-Cohen, Jeffrey Yasuo Mansfield, Park McArthur, and Mara Mills for a conversation on the occasion of Christine Sun Kim: All Day All Night. As contributors to the exhibition catalogue, they will share their responses to […]
The Remote Access Archive is a crowdsourced, community-based and digital archive. It documents the ways that disabled people and communities have used technology for remote forms of participation, both before and during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This event includes an overview of remote access, its promises, and frictions, as well as an in-depth exploration of […]
A virtual book launch with Ronica Mukerjee, Onyinye Alheri, Leroy Moore & Pato Hebert Thursday, Apr 24, 2025 |12:30pm to 1:45pm About All This Safety Is Killing Us A multi-discipline, multimedia guide to abolition through the lens of healthcare and medicine – featuring writings and artwork from 10+ incarcerated and post-detention activists Exposing how marginalized communities […]
Intimacy Violation: screening of a work-in-progress film by Yining Chi, followed by a participatory performance around audio description led by the artist and a discussion moderated by Meesh Sara Fradkin. Thursday, April 24, 7-9pm @ Come Forever + Zoom "Intimacy Violation is a video essay that explores the intersections of disability, kinship, trust, and authority […]
Thursday, April 24th at 8pm, at the 22 Boerum Pl. theater, ISSUE is proud to present AIR CHANGE PER HOUR, the first commission from 2025 Artist-In-Residence Anna RG that interrogates relationships between sound, space, and accessibility in the context of airborne safety. Rooted in the ongoing realities of the pandemic, this work challenges expectations of […]
Tuesday, 29 April, 4-6PM Espacio de Culturas at KJCC 53 Washington Square South Please join The Center for Disability Studies, and book editors Mara Mills, Harris Kornstein, Faye Ginsburg, and Rayna Rapp to celebrate the publication of How to Be Disabled in a Pandemic with refreshments and brief readings by some of the book's authors. […]
Wednesday, April 30th At 12:30pm 20 Cooper Square, 4th Floor Flex Space David Serlin in conversation with Mara Mills and Sophie Gonick. Moderated by Andrew Ross. Window Shopping with Helen Keller recovers a series of influential moments when architects and designers engaged the embodied experiences of people with disabilities. David Serlin reveals how people with […]