Cuban American artist José Parlá will lead Late Shift program this Thursday, October 16, from 5:30 to 8:00pm, at the Guggenheim (located at 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 88th Street, New York, New York). The museum writes, “Experience the healing power of music at this October’s edition of Late Shift, a collaborative effort presented with the Center for Black Visual Culture at NYU, which invites artist José Parlá to spin a vinyl DJ set focusing on the power of healing in response to ‘Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers’ to the pulsing sounds of rumba, mambo, reggae, and more—while Clave y Cuba brings the beat live with Afro-Cuban percussion and song.”
“Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers” is on view through January 19, 2026.
Description: For nearly 30 years, artist Rashid Johnson (b. 1977, Chicago) has cultivated a diverse body of work that draws upon an array of disciplines such as history, philosophy, literature, and music. This major solo exhibition highlights Johnson’s role as a scholar of art history, a mediator of Black popular culture, and as a creative force in contemporary art.
Almost 90 works—from black-soap paintings and spray-painted text works to large-scale sculptures, film, and video—fill the museum’s rotunda, including Sanguine, a monumental site-specific work on the building’s top ramp with an embedded piano for musical performances. Additionally, a dynamic program of events, developed in collaboration with community partners across New York City, activate a sculptural stage on the rotunda floor.
Clave Y Cuba, founded by Ivan Moreno, is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Cuban folkloric music, history, and traditions. Through expert-led workshops, special events, and cultural programs led by musicians with Afro-Cuban ancestral lineage passed down for over 500 years, Clave Y Cuba serves as a bridge, connecting diverse communities with authentic sights and sounds.
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For more information, see https://www.guggenheim.org/exhibition/rashid-johnson-a-poem-for-deep-thinkers
Cuban American artist José Parlá will lead Late Shift program this Thursday, October 16, from 5:30 to 8:00pm, at the Guggenheim (located at 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 88th Street, New York, New York). The museum writes, “Experience the healing power of music at this October’s edition of Late Shift, a collaborative effort presented with the Center for
