En Foco & WallWorks NY Present Contested Space

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Bronx, NY - At a moment when questions of land, displacement, and power are shaping conversations worldwide, En Foco presents a timely group exhibition that brings these global tensions into focus through the lens of contemporary artists working across photography and visual media.

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Curated by Briana Thompson, the exhibition features work by asmara and David Onabanjo, Halee Afolayan, Bernardo Almonte, Corey Baron, Jessica Angima, Clementine Morel, Steven de Medina, and Momo Takahashi. Together, their work examines how physical space—whether urban, domestic, or geopolitical—shapes identity, reflects systems of power, and reveals the often unseen connections between everyday life and global conflict.

 

An opening reception will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2026, from 6–8 PM at WallWorks NY, located in the Bronx. The event is free and open to the public. Click here to RSVP for the Opening Reception. Viewing is available from Wednesday to Friday by appointment only. Visit https://www.wallworksny.com/book-online to schedule an appointment. For additional times, email info@enfoco.org. 

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Spanning personal narrative, documentary approaches, and conceptual practices, the exhibition moves between the intimate and the expansive. Artists consider how environments are marked by history, contested through policy and violence, and reimagined through memory and resistance. In doing so, the exhibition positions space not as a neutral backdrop, but as an active force—one that structures belonging, exclusion, and the possibility of transformation.

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Presented at WALLWORKS NEW YORK, the exhibition is part of En Foco’s community exhibitions initiative, which centers access, dialogue, and representation within the cultural landscape of the Bronx. By bringing together artists whose practices engage urgent social and political themes, En Foco continues its decades-long commitment to amplifying diverse voices and creating space for critical engagement through the arts.

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Rooted in the Bronx yet resonant far beyond it, the exhibition invites audiences to consider how local experiences of housing, migration, and neighborhood change are deeply connected to broader global conditions. In this way, the work on view creates a bridge between lived experience and larger geopolitical realities, offering a space for reflection, conversation, and shared understanding.

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Exhibition Dates:

May 14 - June 5, 2026

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Opening Reception:

May 14, 2026

6PM - 8PM

 

Location:

WALLWORKS NEW YORK,

730 Tiffany St. #203