Please join us for an opening celebration of the Queens Museum’s Spring 2025 exhibitions: Abang-guard: Makibaka and Umber Majeed: J
The afternoon celebration will include artist led exhibition walkthroughs, performances, and a reception. RSVP here.
Schedule:
– 2:15pm: Ribbon cutting performance and Makibaka walkthrough with Abang-guard (Maureen Catbagan + Jevijoe Vitug)
– 3pm: JOY TECH walkthrough with Umber Majeed
– 3:30pm: DJ set by Zara Dekho presented by Brooklyn Raga Massive: Ragini Festival in conjunction with Umber Majeed: JOY TECH.
Zara Dekho is a DJ and curator based in Brooklyn, born, and raised in Karachi, Pakistan. She is the co-runner of a prominent Brooklyn dance party, Rare Frequency Transmissions and co-founder of Tarka, a project and event series celebrating diasporas through food, music, performances, and arts. Zara Dekho’s sets exhibit a versatility impacted by time and space, spanning genres such as house, techno, bass, electro while paying homage to sounds of her South Asian roots.
– 4:30 to 5pm: Reception with food and drinks for purchase in the Unisphere Cafe by The August Tree