Uncensored New York is art movement against censorship. We are dedicated to preserving contemporary art, film and music through education, distribution and public programming. Our focus is on creating an environment where people can grow and get support for artistic endeavors. We open our doors to all walks of life.

Over the last four years we’ve distributed two feature length films: Kansas Bowling’s 16mm film Cuddly Toys and Jonathan Rosado’s Super 8mm film Brutalist Couture and two music projects Death Dance Music and Pain Annihilator. 

In 2024 we launched the UNY Education Program. The program is a culmination of our collective research on ways to navigate and respond to the distressing nature of our current political climate. The first course ‘Fear or Death’ will be a year-long curatorial and publishing project, that utilizes art history and theory to explore the frameworks of censorship and its impact on individuals and society as a whole. Class discussions analyze pivotal political movements of censorship such as Wikileaks and study the dynamics betweenfreedom of speech, propaganda and surveillance. Students are encouraged to develop their practice with creative assignments that confront and/or attempt to resolve the universal state of Fear that we all live in. Work in all mediums and practices are supported including fiction, documentary, performance, photography, audio, installation, digital, research-based, curatorial and social practice.

The lectures + discussions are distributed via Profane Realm // Reino Profano, a Usb exchange inspired by alternative distribution methods that counter censorship and assimilation across the Americas. It promotes a free exchange that emphasizes real-life relationships and bypasses the filters imposed by our current media infrastructure. For example, consider researching ‘El Paquete Semanal’ in Cuba.

We’ve organized programming in New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, Memphis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, St. Louis and Philadelphia at Printed Matter Chelsea, John Giorno Foundation, Ki Smith Gallery, Public Works Administration, Whammy! Los Angeles, PhilaMOCA, The Broad Theater, Rockaway Art Week + more. 

Uncensored New York is part of the Brujas World Syndicate and the recipient of Creatives Rebuild New York and The City Artist Corps Grant.