Younity, the women’s art collective founded by TooFly and Alice Mizrachi opened its third annual show
last night at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center on 107 Suffolk Street in Manhattan.
To quote from their press release: Running until October 23, 2009, the exhibit is not the average “white-wall”
art show; the all-female collective will transform the art space into an eco-funhouse of raw materials and
street art. Elements such as graffiti, photography, design and construction are used to connect ideas about
consumerism, environmentalism, health, and renewable energy.
My contribution to the show were a few black and white photos that I took on the Lower Eastside in the late ‘70’s
showing kids being creative with found materials. I’m delighted that these photos are still relevant in today’s
electronic world. Younity cleverly displayed these photos on cardboard -perfect! I couldn’t resist buying a bold
stencil image by NIZ of the three pioneering B-Girlz, Asia One, Lady Champ and Aiko. I am happy to see women
in the arts, and in hip hop in particular, claiming and documenting their own place in history.
Posted by Martha Cooper on October 04, 2009 at 11:43 AM
