Conversation, Party, Performance
VLC Forum 2021 Day Three: Underground Resistance
Oct 14, 2021
5:30 pm
5:30–7 pm, Underground Resistance and Friends: A Conversation
7–8 pm, reception & visit of historical Hunterfly Road Houses
8–10 pm, DJ performance: UR presents Nomadico
Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Dr. Joan Maynard Way/Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn
Jane Lombard Fellow Underground Resistance presents Nomadico in collaboration with Weeksville Heritage Center for a live DJ performance. An accompanying public program brings together UR’s Cornelius Harris, Nomadico, educator Daniel Zarazua, and multidisciplinary artist Shyboi (Yulan Grant) for an intergenerational conversation that contextualizes the world-building and political project that is Underground Resistance, a techno music collective and label in Detroit.
5:30–7 pm, Underground Resistance and Friends: A Conversation
7–8 pm, reception & visit of historical Hunterfly Road Houses
Capacity for the conversation is limited to 50 people: first-come, first-served.
In order to attend, you will need to show proof of vaccination: the physical card, a photo of the card, or an approved app. We recommend using Excelsior Pass or NYC Covid Safe and encourage you to download either of these apps to your phone and record your vaccination, in advance of arriving.
8–10 pm, DJ set: UR presents Nomadico
The presentation is planned to take place outdoors. In the event of severe weather, it will be moved indoors – with limited capacity (first come, first served) and additional COVID safety requirements which include showing proof of vaccination: the physical card, a photo of the card or an approved app. We recommend using Excelsior Pass or NYC COVID Safe and encourage you to download either of these apps to your phone, and record your vaccination, in advance of arriving.
This event is presented in partnership with Weeksville Heritage Center.
This event is part of the Vera List Center Forum 2021, please click here for more information.
The Vera List Center Forum 2021 is presented as part of the center’s 2020–2022 focus theme, As for Protocols. It is curated by Carin Kuoni and Eriola Pira, and convened with the support of Re’al Christian, Camila Palomino, Adrienne Umeh, Nelly Kobanenko, Ash Moniz, and Molly Ragan. Partner organizations are Bluestocking Cooperative, Center for Book Arts, The Clemente, UnionDocs, and Weeksville Heritage Center.
The 2020–2022 Jane Lombard Fellows are: Jorge González, NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati, Emeka Okereke, and Underground Resistance.
Owed to a Certain Emptiness: Infra-structuring the Conflictorium is presented at The New School as part of the Vera List Center Forum 2021: As for Protocols. It celebrates Avni Sethi, recipient of the Vera List Center 2020–2022 Jane Lombard Prize for Art and Social Justice.
The Vera List Center Forum 2021 and free admission to all events are made possible by major support from Jane Lombard and the Kettering Fund, as well as The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Boris Lurie Art Foundation, Dayton Foundation, Ford Foundation, Kettering Fund, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Pryor Cashman LLP, The New School as well as members of the Vera List Center’s board and other individuals.