CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 3/19/2022

Pioneer Works to launch 'PÒTOPRENS: The Urban Artists of Port-au-Prince' at Red Hook Labs

Saturday, March 19, from 6–9 PM, Pioneer Works and Haiti Cultural Exchange present the launch of PÒTOPRENS: The Urban Artists of Port-au-Prince, published in celebration of the landmark 2018 exhibition. The program will feature spoken word by writer Jennifer Celestin, live drumming, a performance by multidisciplinary artist Sheila Anozier accompanied by percussionist Tiga Jean-Baptiste, a musical set by composer and turntablist Val Jeanty, and food by Maryse Felix of Belle’s Kitchen (formerly of Kombit). Books will be available for purchase at a 10% discount, with the first 20 buyers receiving a free PÒTOPRENS T-shirt! Please RSVP here.

Printed in both English and Haitian Kreyòl, PÒTOPRENS is at once a portrait of Haiti’s capital, a celebration of its arts, and a visionary re-mapping of culture in the world’s first Black republic. Published to celebrate the exhibition that debuted at Pioneer Works in 2018 before traveling to the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, the following year, PÒTOPRENS comprises the first major survey of contemporary artists of urban Haiti.

PÒTOPRENS Book Launch
Saturday, March 19: 6–9 PM EST
Pioneer Works at Red Hook Labs
133 Imlay Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
RSVP here