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     Troy "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Troy Post Number: 320 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: |
January 7, 2006 (AALBC.com will be present for the opening reception on Saturday, February 4th from 3-8pm.) For Immediate Release Casa Frela Gallery is honored to remember Amadou Bialo Diallo (September 2, 1975-February 4, 1999) Casa Frela Gallery celebrates the life of Amadou Diallo with an art exhibition of paintings and photography. The exhibition commemorates the sixth anniversary of the death of Diallo on February 4, 1999, as a result of police brutality stemming from racial profiling. Ten artists have created ten paintings about Diallo’s life, death, and contributions. Featured artists like Eric Alugas, Katrina Jeffers and many more.. Photographer Jim Carroll has contributed 20 poignant photographs of Amadou Diallo’s funeral procession. The exhibition runs at Casa Frela from Saturday, February 4th through Tuesday, February 28th. Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, February 4th from 3-8pm. Amadou Bailo Diallo was born on September 2, 1975 in the village of Sinoe, Liberia, West Africa. He was the first of four children born to Saikou and Kadiatou Diallo. Amadou has one sister, Laouratou, and two brothers, Ibrahima and Abdul Salaam. Because his father was a businessman, Amadou traveled throughout much of his childhood living in Togo, Guinea, Bangkok and Singapore. Amadou grew up with a love of reading, music, dancing and sports. Once in the United States, he became an avid basketball fan, in particular, Michael Jordan. Amadou had a passion for education and attended some of the finest schools in the world, including The French International School, England's Cambridge University, The British Consulate College in Thailand and the Asian Institute of Microsoft. It was Amadou's dream to one day enroll in school in the United States. In September 1996, at twenty years old, Amadou came to America. Upon his arrival in New York, Amadou worked as a deliveryman. Later, he became a street peddler selling gloves, socks and videotapes in Manhattan on 14th Street. He worked six days a week, 12 hours a day. However, he still dreamed of pursuing his education in America. A spiritual person, when Amadou was about 18 years old, he began to focus and collect books on his religion, studying the Koran and praying five times a day in the Muslim tradition. When the family came to collect Amadou's belongings after his death, they found solace in what they discovered. Among the many things they found were writings where Amadou had begun to research the prophets. He had written the names of all the prophets along with the dates of their birth. He had highlighted passages in the Koran that spoke about the dialogues between Christians and Muslims. Amadou was on a spiritual journey. Amadou was killed after Midnight on February 4, 1999, by four New York City police officers from the Street Crime Unit. Amadou had come home from work to his apartment at 1157 Wheeler Avenue in the Soundview Section of the Bronx and decided to go back out to get something to eat. Upon his return, he encountered the police officers who ultimately fired a fuselage of 41 shots, 19 of which riddled his body. Amadou was unarmed and did not threaten the officers in any way. Diallo’s death sparked massive public demonstrations against police brutality and racial profiling. Casa Frela is an exciting new destination for the serious art aficionado. An impressive, renovated Stanford White brownstone centered in the Mount Morris Historic District in Harlem. Casa Frela is a welcome addition to the growing uptown art scene! This gallery presents energy and a keen insight in Historical Harlem. It is a vibrant magnet for the art enthusiast. More information about Casa Frela as followed: “In 1885 McKim & White designed a modest rowhouse nearby at 47 west 119th Street for a personal use of the contractor James C. Miller, for whom the firm would complete the Wanaque.” New York 1880 Architecture and urbanism in the Gilded Age, by Robert A.M. Stern, Thomas Mellins, and David Fishman, published by The Monacellli Press, Inc. and Robert A. M. Stern. “Miller had been a carpenter and builder prior to 1885, when he first emerged as an actual developer, building and occupying a chaste rowhouse at 47 West 119th Street. His architect here was also McKim, Mead & White.” “An Elegant Tenement revisited” by Christopher Gray New York Times; June 11, 1989 pg.R10 Photograph circa 1940 New York City Department of Records and Information Service Municipal Archives Casa Frela Gallery 47 West 119 Street, New York, New York 10026, Between Fifth and Lenox Ave Phone: 212-722-8577 E-mail: casafrela@runbox.com Website: www.casafrela.com. Car Service is available upon request. On subway, 116th Street station on 2 or 3 line, North three blocks, turn right. Lawrence Rodriguez, Gallery Director | ||
| Newmark Newbie Poster Username: Newmark Post Number: 2 Registered: 01-2006 Rating: N/A |
Thanks for the info. I will include it as an event to see. |
