Across 110th Street, Public Art Takes Root In Harlem

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Kevin Beasley’s “Who’s Afraid to Listen to Red, Black and Green”, in Morningside Park
ADAM REICH

Marcus Garvey Park, like all of Harlem, is contested space. It was named for the Pan-Africanist leader in 1973, but the adjoining landmarked district retains the old name, Mount Morris Park. The park was the site of a quintessential gentrification quarrel in 2008, when residents of a new building on its edge attempted to have the long-running Saturday drum circle shut down. The drummers had to change location; a Parks Department sign indicates their current approved site in the park’s northeast quadrant.

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