Details and page spreads from 'Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces' on view through Feb 18 (ie, Saturday!) at @themuseumofmodernart This 184-page paperback is an archival deep dive with fresh interpretations of the legendary New York gallery and cultural laboratory that catalyzed collaboration among Black artists and their counterparts of diverse backgrounds. Just Above Midtown, or JAM, was an art gallery and self-described laboratory for experimentation led by Linda Goode Bryant that foregrounded African American artists and artists of color. Open from 1974 to 1986, it was a place where an expansive idea of contemporary art flourished and debate was cultivated. The gallery offered early opportunities for artists recognized as pivotal figures in late-20th-century art—including David Hammons, Butch Morris, Senga Nengudi, Lorraine O’Grady and Howardena Pindell—as well as a nonhierarchical approach to art that welcomed artists without stylistic proscription. Pictured here: 1. Janet Henry (obscured) and Linda Goode Bryant at Just Above Midtown, Fifty-Seventh Street. December 1974. Photograph by Camille Billops. Courtesy the Hatch-Billops Collection, NY. 2. Suzanne Jackson, Talk, 1976. 3. Gylbert Coker and David Hammons at Just Above Midtown, Fifty-Seventh Street. December 1974. Photograph by Camille Billops. Courtesy the Hatch-Billops Collection, NY. 4. Detail of photo of Senga Nengudi performing Air Propo at Just Above Midtown/Downtown, Franklin Street, 1981. 5. Detail of photo showing Barbara Mitchell (center right) and Tyrone Mitchell (far right) at the opening of the exhibition Synthesis, November 18, 1974. Photo by Camille Billops. Catalog edited with text by @t.jeanlax & @taboadanumberthree Text by @ericguybooker @brandoneng__ @doctorkelliejones Yelena Keller, Marielle Ingram, @ellerustle Interview with @lindagoodebryant by @thelmagolden #justabovemidtown #jam #LindaGoodeBryant #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth https://www.instagram.com/p/CosKKzROQ8_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=