Source:
The
Billie
Holiday
Theatre
/
The
Billie
Holiday
Theatre
A
popular
statue
commemorating
The
Notorious
B.I.G.
will
return
to
Brooklyn
for
a
special
exhibit
on
Black
resistance
and
music
in
time
for
Black
History
Month.
Source:
The
Billie
Holiday
Theatre
/
The
Billie
Holiday
Theatre
On
Friday
(Feb.
9),
The
Billie
Holiday
Theatre
announced
that
it
would
be
hosting
Sky’s
The
Limit:
Music
Is
My
Resistance,
a
visual
art
exhibition.
At
the
heart
of
the
exhibition
will
be
the
striking
statue
dedicated
to
a
beloved
son
of
the
borough,
the
late
Christopher
“The
Notorious
B.I.G.”
Wallace
aka
Biggie.
The
statue,
created
by
artist
Sherwin
Banfield,
is
entitled:
“Sky’s
the
Limit
in
the
County
of
Kings,”
which
will
be
present
at
the
theatre
for
the
duration
of
the
exhibition.
The
exhibition
is
slated
to
also
feature
smaller
sculpted
pieces
from
Banfield’s
extensive
portfolio
of
work
in
addition
to
paintings,
prints
and
sculptures
from
a
slew
of
other
artists.
All
of
the
works
will
be
displayed
in
the
lobby
of
The
Billie
Holiday
Theatre,
located
in
Bedford-Stuyvesant
only
minutes
away
from
where
The
Notorious
B.I.G.
grew
up.
The
exhibition
will
open
Feb.
15
with
a
reception
featuring
a
Q&A
session
with
Banfield.
The
Queens,
New
York,
native
will
return
to
the
theatre
Feb.
28
for
an
artists’
talk
on
resistance
with
Hip-Hop
icon
and
host
of
Video
Music
Box,
Ralph
McDaniels,
and
Hip-Hop
historian
Leroy
McCarty.
Sky’s
The
Limit:
Music
Is
My
Resistance will
be
free
to
the
public
for
viewing
until
May
30.
“Music
and
the
arts
have
always
been
a
cornerstone
of
Black
expression
through
which
we
get
to
authentically
tell
our
stories.
For
this
exhibition,
we
wanted
to
highlight
how
vital
music
has
been
to
the
Black
experience
as
it
relates
to
resistance
and
we
wanted
to
do
it
in
a
way
that
was
unique
to
Brooklyn,”
said
Shadawn
Smith,
The
Billie
Holiday
Theatre’s
executive
director
in
the
announcement.
“With
his
Biggie
sculpture
as
the
centerpiece,
Sherwin
Banfield
is
the
perfect
collaborator
to
help
us
bring
that
vision
to
life.”
“The
Notorious
B.I.G.
is
the
truest
representation
of
Brooklyn.
His
poetry
is
peppered
with
mentions
of
Brooklyn
throughout
his
short
but
impactful
career.
By
immortalizing
The
Notorious
B.I.G
into
a
respected
monument,
we
introduce
a
unique
cultural
and
educational
opportunity
for
his
community
and
his
millions
of
fans
around
the
world
to
experience
this
monument
in
B.I.G.’s
Bed
Stuy
neighborhood
while
showcasing
a
diverse
representation
of
creativity
here
at
The
Billie
Holiday
Theatre,”
Banfield
said
in
the
press
release.
