11. “Transient Grounds” at Governors Island
ACOMPI and NARS Foundation are presenting this fifteen-artist show dedicated to “immigrant, first-generation, and borderland artists whose work counters the gradual forces of cultural erosion,” all of it on display in an old house on Governors Island. One of the more pointed works is Christina Barrera’s new commission featuring bright red flags draped from the house’s exterior. They seem to send a signal, drawing the eye to the show, only to repeat Kamala Harris’s much criticized speech telling the people of Guatemala that the doors are shut for potential immigrants: “Do Not Come/There’s Nothing Here for You.”
Location: House 6B, Nolan Park, Governors Island, New York
Price: Free
Time: Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m.–5 p.m., and by appointment
—Tanner West
