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The Easiest Way To Get Away

Governors Island is a 172 acre island in the heart of New York Harbor. It’s only 800 yards from Lower Manhattan, and even closer to Brooklyn. It is a world unto itself, unique and full of promise.

On view from Governors Island Arts: Rest/Play

Explore this new Island-wide group show, on view through November 2. Featuring works by Nina Chanel Abney, Lenka Clay­ton & Phillip Andrew Lewis, Arlene Shechet, and Hank Willis Thomas. Curated by Lauren Haynes, Head Cura­tor of Gov­er­nors Island Arts and Vice Pres­i­dent at the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island. Click here for info.

Pictured: Saverio and Daisy (Navel), 2018, Hank Willis Thomas. Photo by Timothy Schenck.