Installation view of ShopDayz at Liberty Labs Foundation, Brooklyn, NY. Photo provided by Evan Yee.
Liberty Labs: A Decade of Design marks the 10th anniversary of the Liberty Labs Foundation, co-founded by Evan Yee, who grew up in Sag Harbor and is now based in Brooklyn. The exhibition brings together work by all the collective’s members, past and present, reflecting on their shared commitment to art, design, and community.
Presented in the Marks Family South Gallery, the exhibition draws inspiration from the room’s history as a salon, a space where art, music, and conversation once converged. In that spirit, A Decade of Design invites visitors to engage directly with the works. Select furniture pieces may be used, sound elements will activate the space, and occasional public events will further animate the gallery, blending art, design, and social interaction.
Sam Kallman, Pat Kim, and Evan Yee lead the exhibition design, presenting functional objects and artworks from 32 current and former members. Together, they exemplify a creative community where collaboration and experimentation thrive—a living, working, and evolving studio environment.
Participating artists:
Alara Alkan, Alex Sagnella, Andrea Steves, Annika Bowker, Bowen Liu, Bryan Johnson, Charlie Recknagel, Cherylyn Ahrens, Chris Cushingham, Chris Gentry, Cissy Huang, Cody Campanie, Evan Jewett, Evan Yee, Jason Hernandez, Jason Pfaeffle, Jess Chace, Joel Seigle, John Koten, Jon Billing, Julien Leyssene, Kelsey Knight Mohr, Michael Yates, Pat Keesey, Pat Kim, Reed Hansuld, Sam Kallman, Shengning Zhang, Thomas Breglia, Thomas Yang, Timothy Furstnau, Todd Higuchi
This exhibition is organized by Melanie Crader, museum director and curator of visual arts, with support from Philippa Content, museum manager and registrar and Claire Hunter, museum coordinator and curatorial associate.
GALLERY HOURS:
THURSDAY TO SUNDAY, 12-5 PM
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Liberty Labs Foundation
The non-profit organization Liberty Labs Foundation is a collective studio of independent designers, artists, architects and highly skilled artisans. We are located in the historic Liberty Warehouse, once home to the Statue of Liberty before it was installed in New York Harbor in 1886. Our goal is to host makers with a variety of backgrounds in order to foster their independent practices in a collaborative and constructive environment.
In 2015, Liberty Labs was Founded by John Koten alongside co-founders Reed Hansuld, Pat Kim, Joel Seigle, Evan Yee and Tom Breglia. John saw particular talent in this young crew of makers that evolved into a vision of a collective studio. Together they embarked on a mission to build a unique industrial and creative space to host skilled members of the maker community.
Members of Liberty Labs Foundation foster relationships deeper than that of most co-workers. They are friends, and yet a family bound by similar interests and enriched by individual specialties. While members work independently, collaboration is the heart of our studio. Past members consistently remain a part of the Liberty Labs creative community. Since its inception, Liberty Labs has hosted an international community of designers, artists and makers. Every person who has been a part of the space contributes to the collective soul that imbues our studio. With every new member comes a new background, a new expertise and a new perspective that defines the evolution of what Liberty Labs Foundation is.
Sponsors
Visual Arts programs are supported by funding from Barbara and Richard S. Lane, Lucio and Joan Noto, The Michael Lynne Museum Endowment, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, and additional support provided by The Giuppy Nantista Fund and The Hoie Fund.
Additional support provided by Friends of the Museum: Shari and Jeff Aronson, The Artist Profile Archive, William L. Bernhard, Elizabeth Gordon and Woody Heller, The Hayden Family Foundation, Robert Longo and Sophie Chahinian, Elin and Michael Nierenberg, Onna House, Lori and John Reinsberg, Jeff and Audrey Spiegel, Hillary and Jeff Suchman, Jane Wesman and Don Savelson, and Yurman Family Foundation.