The Sarabande New York Takeover: Karimah Hassan at Bergdorf Goodman

18 NOVEMBER - 20 DECEMBER

FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK

THIRD FLOOR

ARTIST RESIDENCIES
18 - 20 NOVEMBER

Joining Sarabande in our New York Takeover at Bergdorf Goodman is Sarabande alumni and BOUND artist, Karimah Hassan. 

For those who will be visiting during her artist residency at Bergdorf’s, Karimah Hassan is heralded for ‘taking stories of community gatekeepers full circle, from the canvas to the streets‘. Karimah creates live paintings at performance events across London and New York in order to highlight the importance of communities in the city.

The pivotal aspect of Hassan’s practice involves hosting ‘community showcase teasers’ under the disguise of an exhibition. In a curated line up, Karimah exhibits her paintings alongside poetry readings, open-mic sessions, live jazz and even football matches. In this way, Hassan combines the artwork, the painting subject, and community members together in one space.

Karimah creates her work from the studio, to the street, to the canvas; it moves between these spaces, questioning the delineation between street art, fine art and community art. The journey of each piece and the audience it connects to is as fascinating as the art itself.