"Call it the second Harlem renaissance. On Manhattan's 125th Street, where a statue of Adam Clayton Powell Jr strides onwards and upwards, and a sign marks the spot where a freed Nelson Mandela dropped by, there is bustle and buzz. The celebrated Apollo Theater is in the midst of a major renovation. The National Black Theatre is preparing to move into a $80m arts complex spanning a city block."
"And a flag flies high above the pavement of 125th Street. It is the Stars and Stripes, reimagined by the conceptual artist David Hammons in black, red and green, inspired by the Pan-African flag adopted by Marcus Garvey in the 1920s. The installation welcomes visitors to the charcoal, grey and glass facade of the reborn Studio Museum in Harlem. On Saturday the museum which owns more than 9,000 objects by over 800 artists of African descent will inaugurate a purpose-built $160m home."
125th Street in Harlem is undergoing a major cultural and architectural revival, with the Apollo Theater under renovation and the National Black Theatre moving into an $80m arts complex. The National Urban League opened a $250m building that includes headquarters, affordable housing, retail and New York's first civil rights museum. A Pan-African–inspired flag by David Hammons marks the Studio Museum's redesigned facade. The Studio Museum is moving into a purpose-built $160m, 82,000-sq-ft, seven-floor building by Adjaye Associates that almost doubles exhibition and programme space and reaffirms Harlem's cultural and community significance.
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