QUEENS — The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and MoMA PS1 will exhibit Bedford-Stuyvesant based artist DonChristian Jones’s “The Sumptuous Discovery of Gotham a Go-Go” from Thursday, Jan. 30 through April 28. Inspired by Jones’s studio in Bed-Stuy, their work claims features of film noir, Blaxploitation films, the Harlem Renaissance and contemporary ballroom culture.
Much of Jones’s work is inspired by keepsakes from the life of their father, and the installation features a combination of these keepsakes and photographs, paintings, posters, performances and radio shows.
The space is also an outpost for Public Assistants, which creates a space for queer and trans people of color to share their love and skills. The exhibition is a joint effort by Jones, MoMA PS1 Assistant Curator Elena Ketelsen González and MoMA PS1 Associate Educator Hannah Fagin.
Programming associated with the exhibition includes conversations with other notable artists, a DJ set and a storytelling workshop. Jones is also organizing the Gotham Ball from 6 p.m. to midnight on March 29 at MoMA PS1, where queer and trans artists celebrate within the art community.
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