Image Credit: Tamara Fleming, Consumed: Throwaway Life, 2025, digital photo H 30” x W 40”, Courtesy of the artist.
About
We have used our artifact collection (of 25,000 items) as a starting point to tell stories about the city of Newark – this exhibition is the third iteration of the Invisible City (Newark) series and is also part of the Sci- Art Project.
We have brought together students, artists, and trash as a way of understanding how we are reckoning with a legacy of trash in general, and with a focus on petrochemical-based plastic waste.
The exhibition continues until March 2026. We will be providing a number of public and educational programs starting in January.
Exhibition ReceptionThursday November 20, 5pm – 7pm
Light refreshments will be provided. Event is free and open to all.
Artists
- Seiya Abe-Bell
- Esther Baker
- Travis Childers
- Lorraine Cruz
- Tamara Fleming
- Jennifer Formica
- Carmella Gullo
- Martín Hanley
- Kevin Lyons
- Jeanette May
- Matthias Merkel Hess
- Liz Miller
- Anne Percoco
- Cynthia Reynolds
- Kelly Vetter
This exhibition is kindly curated and supported by Professor Kevin Lyons, The Rutgers Center for Local Supply Chain Resiliency, part of the Rutgers Business School.
The Paul Robeson Galleries’ are supported, in part, by a grant from the City of Newark (Creative Catalyst Fund), and by private donations. We are also supported by Express Newark, Robeson Campus Center, and the Cultural Programming Committee, Rutgers University-Newark.
