Good Talk: Planets In Transit Panel at Ace Hotel Brooklyn

Join us at Ace Hotel Brooklyn for a panel discussing Planets in Transit, the latest project from the first 2026 Artist-in-Residence, Brooklyn-based photographer and DJ Guarionex Rodriguez Jr.. Displaying photos from a decade of nightlife documentation centering Brooklyn’s nocturnal spaces for Black, Brown, and queer communities, the exhibition finds pulsing figures sharing moments of quiet intimacy. At a time when racial, sexual, and gender discrimination is rampant, these gatherings provide privacy and spiritual transcendence for the most vulnerable.

For this conversation, Pitchfork writer Kiana Mickles sits down with two queer cultural powerhouses of the past decade, Papi Juice and GUSH, as well as Soul Summit, a legendary Black Brooklyn institution that has been hosting free house music parties since 2002. The discussion will cover the history of these events, what it takes to sustain a safer space, and how these parties have adapted to a changing New York. The panel will be followed by a DJ set from Guarionex.