Two Art Installations Are Now Being Projected on the Facade of the Public Theater Until December 5 -

Two world premiere projection installations, “Say Their Names” and “The Seed Project,” are now currently being projected on the facade of The Public Theater‘s historic home at 425 Lafayette Street. The installations can be seen in rep at The Public every evening through December 5 projected from 6:30 PM – 2:00 AM EST nightly.“Say Their Names” is a visual installation dedicated to the 2,200+ Black lives lost to police brutality and white violence; and “The Seed Project” features offerings from the Public Works community for the future of the city, curated by Garlia Cornelia Jones and designed by Lucy Mackinnon

The project remembers and include at least 2,000 names and accompanying sentences of Black lives murdered at the hands of the police. This installation covers the entire front of the landmark building and features work by ten visual artists from varying mediums including From Ferguson to Baltimore by Dáreece Walker and Pietà by Tylonn J. Sawyer, responding to one single prompt:

For centuries, the murders of Black Americans have been overlooked, covered up and disregarded.

We invite you to remember.
We invite you to honor.
We invite you to Say Their Names.