Pentagram

‘Black Suburbia’

Exhibition Design

Design for an exhibition at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center, examining the complex narrative of the African-American suburb from the 20th century to today.

The logo's red stripes are applied to the exhibition's titling. Zoom Enlarge 1

The logo's red stripes are applied to the exhibition's titling.

1 The logo's red stripes are applied to the exhibition's titling.

Bare wood panels highlighting specific communities in America. Zoom Enlarge 2

Bare wood panels highlighting specific communities in America.

2 Bare wood panels highlighting specific communities in America.

Archival artifacts are displayed throughout the exhibition. Zoom Enlarge

Archival artifacts are displayed throughout the exhibition.

One of the wood structures detailing ‘Black Power in the Suburbs.’ Zoom Enlarge

One of the wood structures detailing ‘Black Power in the Suburbs.’

A quote by William Levitt, who is considered the father of modern American suburbia. Zoom Enlarge

A quote by William Levitt, who is considered the father of modern American suburbia.