Legacy Russell
Keynote Speaker: Executive Director & Chief Curator of the Experimental Arts Institution The Kitchen: Member of New York City's Arts & Culture Transition Committee
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Legacy Russell Biography
Legacy Russell is a curator and writer. Born and raised in New York City, she is the Executive Director & Chief Curator of the experimental arts institution The Kitchen.
Formerly, she was the Associate Curator of Exhibitions at The Studio Museum in Harlem. Russell holds an MRes with Distinction in Art History from Goldsmiths, University of London with a focus in Visual Culture. Her academic, curatorial, and creative work focuses on gender, performance, digital selfdom, internet idolatry, and new media ritual. Russell’s written work, interviews, and essays have been published internationally.
Recent exhibitions include Code Switch: Distributing Blackness, Reprogramming Internet Art (2024-25, The Kitchen, in collaboration with the Schomburg Center and MOCAD); Harmony Holiday: BLACK BACKSTAGE (2024, The Kitchen); Matthew Lutz-Kinoy: Filling Station (2023, The Kitchen); Samora Pinderhughes: GRIEF (2022, The Kitchen); satellite projects The Condition of Being Addressable (ICA LA, 2022); The New Bend (Hauser & Wirth, 2022-2023); Sadie Barnette: The New Eagle Creek Saloon and madison moore: Nightlife-in-Residence (2022, The Kitchen) Projects: Kahlil Robert Irving (2021), Projects: Garrett Bradley (2020), and Projects: Michael Armitage (2019), all with The Studio Museum in Harlem in partnership with The Museum of Modern Art; (Never) As I Was, This Longing Vessel, and MOOD with Studio Museum in partnership with MoMA PS1; Thomas J Price: Witness (2021); Dozie Kanu: Function (2019), Chloë Bass: Wayfinding (2019), and Radical Reading Room (2019) at The Studio Museum in Harlem; LEAN with Performa's Radical Broadcast online (2020) and in physical space at Kunsthall Stavanger (2021).
She is the recipient of the Thoma Foundation 2019 Arts Writing Award in Digital Art, a 2020 Rauschenberg Residency Fellow, a recipient of the 2021 Creative Capital Award, a 2022-23 Pompeii Commitment Digital Fellow, a 2023 Center for Curatorial Leadership Fellow, a 2024-25 Lunder Institute for American Art Fellow, and a 2025-2026 Obama Leader awardee.
Her first book is the critically acclaimed "Glitch Feminism: A Manifesto" (Verso Books, 2020). Her second book, "Black Meme," (Verso Books, 2024) was shortlisted for the 2024 The National Book Critics Circle Award.
Russell's first chapbook of poems is "Gay Pompeii," from GenderFail, published in 2025.
Russell was appointed to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's Arts & Culture Transition Committee for New York City in late 2025, bringing her expertise in contemporary art and institutions to help shape NYC's future cultural policy alongside other leading arts figures.
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How much does it cost to book Legacy Russell for a speaking engagement?
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What topics does Legacy Russell speak about?
Legacy Russell is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Author, Marketing, Art & Design, Black Heritage, Social Activism, Social Justice, Civil Rights, Culture, Gender Equality, DEI and Feminism. -
Where does Legacy Russell travel from?
Legacy Russell generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for Legacy Russell?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Legacy Russell for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Legacy Russell for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Legacy Russell or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
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