54 newyork| february17–march1, 2020
My Studio in the Bron- Derek Fordjour
Painter and interdisciplinary artist
RENTS: 2,000 sq. ft.
MOVED IN: February 2019.
PREVIOUSLY: Had a space through
Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program in
Brooklyn, then downtown L.A.
HOW YOU GOT HERE:
“I was looking for a space
close to home and consulted
with Eric N. Mack and
Hugh Hayden, artists who had
studios in the Bronx.”
WHAT YOU LIKE: “I’m able
to work uninterrupted.”- Renée Cox
Artist, photographer,
and Columbia University professor
RENTS: About 1,000 sq. ft.
MOVED IN: 2018.
PREVIOUSLY: In a subbasement
on West 149th Street in Harlem.
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