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Thread Benefit Exhibition
David Zwirner Gallery in New York opened a benefit exhibition to support the impressive work of Thread, a Senegal-based non-profit cultural center established in 2015.
David Zwirner opened a benefit exhibition in New York to support Thread, the Senegal-based non-profit cultural and community center established in 2015 by The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation. The exhibition will feature 28 works donated by 26 gallery artists and estates, as well as photographs by Giovanni Hänninen depicting Thread and its surroundings.
Thread is an artists’ residency and community center in Sinthian, a village in the southeastern region of Senegal with a population of nearly 1,000. The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation initiated the project in an isolated part of sub-Saharan Africa to allow painters, dancers, photographers, and other artists from all over the world, as well as from within Senegal, to pursue their own work while also interacting with the local community.
Thread’s collaborative enterprises with the people of the region have grown significantly since its inception. Thread now provides agricultural training, and is home to an unprecedented cooperative of some 135 local women who grow and sell nutritious legumes and vegetables—thus eliminating, for the first time, hunger during the season of famine, while also providing income to its members. Thread has also become home to music and dance festivals, soccer tournaments, daily study halls, English classes, and village meetings. In addition, it offers a public a gathering place for the female population of Sinthian, as well as teenagers from the surrounding area.
Since Thread has opened, the resident population of Sinthian has grown – the exact opposite of the prevalent trend of people moving away from the area and trying to emigrate. Thread has added inestimable vibrancy, sustainability, and joy to local life, creating bridges between the local inhabitants and the surrounding region with a global community of artists, writers, singers, rappers, dancers, food specialists, and designers.
until 21 July 2017
Thread Benefit Exhibition
David Zwirner
533 West 19th Street, New York