Refiguring The Future, an exciting new initiative from the REFRESH collective in collaboration with Eyebeam and Hunter College Art Galleries, Refiguring the Future is an exhibition (Feb. 8-Mar. 31) and 2-day conference (Feb. 9-10) that begin with inclusion as a starting point for pursuing sustainable artistic and curatorial practices Participants in the conference will address concepts of world-building, ecologies, disability and accessibility, biotechnology and the body. The exhibition will present works from an amazing roster of artists including Zach Blas’s "Contra-Internet Inversion Practice #3: Modeling Paranodal Space" and Morehshin Allahyari’s "She Who Sees the Unknown: The Laughing Snake". The conference will feature keynote speakers such as Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, scholar and author of “From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation.” Full speaker list and schedule here: https://www.eyebeam.org/events/refiguring-the-future-conference/ The opening on February 8th at 205 Hudson Gallery. Tickets for two day conference offering community-engaged programs, workshops, and keynote speeches start at just $10. Check Eyebeam’s website for updated schedules on conference programming. Exhibition American Sign Language interpretation will be provided at the opening Conference Day 1: American Sign Language interpretation and CART captioning will be provided Day 2: American Sign Language interpretation will be provided