Casey Ruble’s meticulous cut paper images of former safe houses on the Underground Railway and locations of Civil Rights era riots confer a potent stillness on historical scenes that are fading from memory, largely unmarked by signage or physical markers. Here, she focuses on the epicenter of the 1967 Newark riot, where police mistreatment of an African American cab driver sparked a devastating protest. (At Foley Gallery on the Lower East Side through March 20th).

Casey Ruble, Music.  Even laughter.  And always the gunfire.  Paper collage, 8.5 x 6 inches, 2015.
Casey Ruble, Music. Even laughter. And always the gunfire. Paper collage, 8.5 x 6 inches, 2015.