Center for Art,
Research and Alliances
May 30, 2026

Akinsanya Kambon: The Hero Avenges Book Launch and Artist Walkthrough

Publication Cover
Valeria Martinez, “Artist Teaches African-American Culture to Kids,” Press-Telegram, September 11, 1991. Press clipping. Courtesy of the artist and Pan African Art Gallery

To celebrate the opening of our summer exhibition, Akinsanya Kambon: Soul Sessions, we invite you to join us on Saturday, May 30 at 4pm for a book launch and artist-led walkthrough.

Akinsanya Kambon: The Hero Avenges (DelMonico Books, 2026) is the first monograph dedicated to Kambon. Following a reading by interdisciplinary poet and sound artist LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs and a conversation with Sohrab Mohebbi, Director of SculptureCenter, the artist will walk visitors through Soul Sessions.

Akinsanya Kambon: Soul Sessions is organized by SculptureCenter and the Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA). The presentation at SculptureCenter is curated by Sohrab Mohebbi, Director, and Jovanna Venegas, Curator, with Sharon Liu, Asymmetry Curatorial Fellow. The presentation at CARA is curated by Manuela Moscoso, Executive and Artistic Director, with curatorial support from Marian Chudnovsky, Curatorial Assistant.

Generous support for Akinsanya Kambon: Soul Sessions is provided by the Kayne Opportunity Fund and Berry Stein. Additional funding is provided by Angela Robinson-Witherspoon.

Programs are free and open to all with RSVP encouraged.

Please note that your RSVP does not guarantee entry. Admission is on a first come, first served basis (even for those who have registered) and will be limited to the capacity of the venue. We encourage RSVPs to gauge interest in our programs.

We ask that visitors stay home if they are feeling sick or have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days. Testing before joining us at CARA is recommended. Masks will be available for free.

The closest wheelchair accessible subway is the 14th Street/8th Avenue station. The entrance to CARA is ADA-compliant, and our bookstore and galleries are barrier free throughout, with all-gender, wheelchair accessible restrooms. CARA has wheelchairs available for guest use. Please request one in advance via bookstore@cara-nyc.org. Service animals are welcome.

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