PES FUTURES, a satellite initiative of Project for Empty Space in Manhattan’s historic Chinatown, expands PES’s mission as a physical and conceptual space exploring intersecting and imagined possibilities.

Upcoming Programs

  • Artist Talk: Intimate Futures in David Antonio Cruz's 'black/backroom'

    5/19/26 | 6-8 PM

    Join us for a conversation with artist David Antonio Cruz on the occasion of his exhibition black/backroom at PES Futures. This program marks a symbolic homecoming for Cruz, who was an inaugural PES Artist in Residence from 2015 to 2017.

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  • black/backroom

    128 BAXTER ST, NYC - black/backroom is an upcoming solo exhibition by David Antonio Cruz at PES FUTURES, on view from March 17, 2026 through June 5, 2026.

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