Li-Ming Hu, Charmaine Poh

About Goethe-Institut New York

Art production has always been linked to its historical context. But race and class are now, perhaps more than ever, its determining factors. Many galleries in the Lower East Side pay monthly rents in the five-digit range. According to a 2017 study by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs , 40 percent of the artists surveyed said that they could not afford their materials.