For Immediate Release: Art Exhibition Honoring the Life and Career of the Late DMX Coming to Yonkers this Fall!
(YONKERS, AUGUST 2022) Municipal Housing Authority of Yonkers (MHACY) and Philipse Manor Hall (PMH) have partnered with Yonkers Arts to curate an exhibition honoring the late Earl Simmons, also known as DMX, this September. The exhibition, titled “Look Thru My Eyes: a DMX Story”, will be a part of the grand re-opening of Philipse Manor Hall and will be the first time the friends of PMH has offered a popular history topic to their audience.
“Look Thru My Eyes: a DMX Story” is an introspective look at the life of the artist DMX, and the man Earl Simmons. Explore his triumphs and his struggles in Yonkers, from childhood to the glory days, and the tragic end. The exhibition is a time capsule that spans multiple mediums that showcase the complexities of Earl Simmons, through the eyes of friends, family, and those who lived it with him.
The exhibition will be curated by Ray Wilcox of Yonkers Arts with curation and creative support from Raissa Fitzgerald and Wilson Kimball of MHACY. PMH will be the first to feature a collection of never before seen images of the Yonkers icon, the places he frequented, and the millions of people his voice touched. “Look Thru My Eyes: a DMX Story '' is a humanistic appreciation of what Earl Simmons, aka DMX meant to the culture, to hip hop music and to the city of Yonkers.
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