SLOW SERIES: Curry J. Hackett ‘Re-Forming The Image: A Collage Walk’

Join us for an architectural walk and collage workshop with multimedia artist, educator and current 2026 Artist-in-Residence Curry J. Hackett.

Guests will learn to tell stories by remix archival images, photos, and ephemera from the artist-in-residence to develop their own reimaginings of Gowanus and downtown Brooklyn. A walk will begin at design nonprofit Van Alen’s office and gallery, and culminate at Ace Hotel Brooklyn for a brief discussion on the work. Using collage as a method, guests will then put the methods that Hackett employed in the residency to create speculative stories of the land observed along the walk.

What to Bring:

• Comfortable walking shoes
• Weather appropriate clothing
• Water Bottle

About The Facilitator

Curry J. Hackett is a multimedia artist and educator whose work explores Black relationships to land, media, and memory. A native of Farmville, Virginia, his practice speculates on the histories, and ecologies of the American South. His work has been featured in the “Making Home” Smithsonian Design Triennial, and will be featured in the 2026 Sharjah Architecture Triennial. Currently based in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Curry serves as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU Steinhardt, and was named a 2026 United States Artist fellow.

About Van Alen Institute

Van Alen Institute is a driving force behind community-led urban design, which believes that local knowledge and care enrich the design process.  Since 1894, Van Alen has invested in people with a passion for improving cities through the power of architecture and design.