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13th Annual Morningside Lights

IN RETROSPECT: 100 Years of New York Art
Saturday, September 21, 2024, 8PM
Procession - Morningside Park to Columbia's Campus
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Morningside Lights returns with In Retrospect, a shared celebration of a century of the New York art and artists that have shaped our vision of the city, or inspired us to evolve, learn, and move forward. Presented in collaboration with the Friends of Morningside Park, each of the 50+ community-built lanterns will pay tribute to 100 years of art through an illuminated retrospective of New York’s rich and radical visual culture.

Join us at 8PM on September 21 to witness a mobile, glowing art gallery that represents transformative art and artists, reminding us how myriad ways of seeing can cohabit and enrich one singular space.

PROCESSION ROUTE

NOTE: 9/21 Morningside Lights Procession Viewing

• Prior to the procession’s arrival, campus entry is limited to CUID holders
• All Morningside Lights participants may join anywhere along the route and may enter campus with the procession via the gate at Amsterdam & 116th Street
• Non-CUID holders coming from the west side of campus (Broadway) will need to navigate around the campus and should plan for extra time to do so
• If taking the 1 train, we suggest exiting at 110th Street and walking east to join along the route

More information about the procession route.

Morningside Lights is led by the directors of Processional Arts Workshop, Alex Kahn and Sophia Michahelles, and produced by Columbia University's Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre.

Morningside Lights by Cherylynn Tsushima 960x1446
Photo by Cherylynn Tsushima
  • This event has ended

Morningside Lights returns with In Retrospect, a shared celebration of a century of the New York art and artists that have shaped our vision of the city, or inspired us to evolve, learn, and move forward. Presented in collaboration with the Friends of Morningside Park, each of the 50+ community-built lanterns will pay tribute to 100 years of art through an illuminated retrospective of New York’s rich and radical visual culture.

Join us at 8PM on September 21 to witness a mobile, glowing art gallery that represents transformative art and artists, reminding us how myriad ways of seeing can cohabit and enrich one singular space.

PROCESSION ROUTE

NOTE: 9/21 Morningside Lights Procession Viewing

• Prior to the procession’s arrival, campus entry is limited to CUID holders
• All Morningside Lights participants may join anywhere along the route and may enter campus with the procession via the gate at Amsterdam & 116th Street
• Non-CUID holders coming from the west side of campus (Broadway) will need to navigate around the campus and should plan for extra time to do so
• If taking the 1 train, we suggest exiting at 110th Street and walking east to join along the route

More information about the procession route.

Morningside Lights is led by the directors of Processional Arts Workshop, Alex Kahn and Sophia Michahelles, and produced by Columbia University's Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre.

Performers

  • Alex Kahn artistic director
  • Sophia Michahelles artistic director
  • Processional Arts Workshop
Morningside Lights 2022 - The Reimagined Monument

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