Creative Time's Spring Project To Address Incarceration Through House Music
Creative Time, in partnership with The Fortune Society, is proud to announce Bring Down The Walls, a three-part public art project with artist Phil Collins in collaboration with over 100 individuals and organizations located at Firehouse, Engine Company 31, a historic, decommissioned fire station. Bring Down The Walls will be free and open to the public each weekend in May.
Born out of years of research - including Collins' work with men incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility - Bring Down The Walls is a profoundly collaborative project featuring contributions from individuals who have experienced incarceration, criminal justice reform experts, community activists, and educators. Inspired by the ethos of early house music venues, in which nightclubs often functioned as hubs of political engagement as much as spaces for personal liberation and collective transcendence, Bring Down The Walls convenes musicians, performers, DJs, and other influential contributors to New York City's current club scene and the historic house era.
The project consists of a venue for daytime programming and a nightclub, as well as an album and a series of short films.
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