BPL Presents welcomes you to the opening of the exhibition Christopher Myers: Unbound, featuring a conversation with artist / author Christopher Myers and author Jacqueline Woodson.
Myers’ new works set loose the pages of books into the space of the library. Two 40-foot tapestries feature a montage of characters and settings from often banned literary works, like George Orwell’s Animal Farm and Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye. In recreating vivid stories, the tapestries both convey and counter the weight of ongoing book bans and challenges across the United States. These works are shown alongside stained-glass panels from his forthcoming children’s book, Night Ride (Penguin Random House, 2026). This spirit of defiant curiosity, of travel and worldbuilding that imagination and the arts endow us with is the message and medium of this exhibition.
The conversation between Myers and Woodson gives a window into the experiences and sensibilities of two visionaries as they navigate the current encroachments on artistic and literary expression and find ways to uplift their audiences and uphold their work.
Brooklyn Public Library Central Library, Lobby Gallery
10 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Tuesday, June 14, 2026
6 - 8 PM