NYC artists gather to remember cultural critic Greg Tate at Lincoln Center

Greg Tate’s sudden death in December sent a ripple through New York City’s art scene. Last Sunday, friends, family and fans assembled at Lincoln Center to celebrate his life and work. The event included a visual-art exhibition and a performance by Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber, the stylistically freewheeling band Tate assembled in 1999.

Lincoln Center collaborated with the Tate family to assemble the tribute as part of their “Summer for the City” series. The celebration was one of several programs planned for this summer by a handful of NYC institutions to elevate Tate, who was known for his immeasurable love for Black culture — and how that love saturated his work