PhilosophyBox’s mission is to provoke debate, dialogue, discussion and deliberation by exhibiting art that challenges our relationships with public and private space-to develop, incubate and show work that redefines the space, culture and communities in which we live.

PhilosophyBox, a non-profit Center for Contemporary Arts, located where Manhattan’s Upper East Side meets East Harlem, fosters innovative and provocative work by mid-career artists, while nurturing underrepresented and emerging artists. PhilosophyBox provides a crucible for a mix of bold and subtle artists from the local community, the Greater New York community, and a wide range of world communities.

PhilosophyBox distinguishes itself from the prevalent commercial environment by focusing on work that incisively and critically affects our understanding and culture while flexibly connecting individuals and communities, and by developing collaborations and partnerships that interactively extend the artists’ presence and contributions. 

Besides its exhibitions, public art projects, seminars, lectures, readings, interviews and dialogues with artists, film and video screenings and performances, PhilosophyBox also provides classes and educational opportunities for young students, and provides an artist-in-residence program to bring artists together with their peers and leading artists, as well as with visiting curators, scholars, and the greater public.

PhilosohyBox is a not-for-profit Center for Contemporary Arts, located where Manhattan's Upper East Side meets East Harlem, serving its community through exhibitions and education programs in the visual arts that promote an exchange of ideas fostering inclusiveness, openness, and diversity. PhilosophyBox exhibits artists form around the world whose vision bring and established artists outside the mainstream. All art exhibitions, music, performance, and dance events are free to the public.

PhilosophyBox

Yu-Whuan, Director