Hair salons have always been about more than just hair.

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24 Roebling St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Hair Shop & Library Hours
Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat
11am - 6:00pm

Hair Salon Hours
By appointment only.

A place for practice, learning, growth, care, and as always, haircuts that look great for months. Browse through a book or two in our reading room and contribute to our public hair research collection. Expect more projects like #beauty4paidleave and our recent domestic violence support fundraiser. As always all hair is welcome.

I lack the words to express my gratitude for @smmitzi’s thoughtful design of this space and @stanton_jones who built everything inside. The design is inspired by the textures of the Mexican homes Mitzi and I grew up running around in and dreaming of our futures.

Mil gracias.

A big catalyst for opening a new physical space for the work Salon does was learning about the origins of the Chicanx art movement, which I identify with. I felt drawn to the work these artists did (and continue to do) to create social change through their art within their own communities rather than trying to assimilate to art institutions dominated by the Euro-American art world. The work Salon does attempts to broaden our views beyond the existing institutions in beauty, and one of the goals of this location was to create a physical home that visually represents these ideas and nurtures this work.

Part of the Chicanx art movement involved “cultural reclamation”, which we subconsciously practiced through the textures and materials we built Salon with: the plasterwork, the color palettes, many items in the shop and bookshelves, and even the services we will offer are all linking back to my roots, and I wanted to share that with visitors.

Lastly, one of my favorite terms from the movement is the idea of “social sculptures”. Excerpt from Chicano and Chicana Art: A Critical Anthology - “Objects and artifacts of everyday life, domestic spaces, home altars and yard shrines, and the fences and porches of the barrio were employed as the medium of a larger ‘social sculpture’ in which community participants were also active components of the final artwork, directed toward social change.”

Design wise, these “social sculptures” I grew up around are incredibly meaningful to me, and I love the idea of this place having a link to that. The library collection especially feels this way as it has grown into a community collection thanks to contributions from so many since this summer’s pop-up. I’m excited for the growth of the space, the work we do within and outside of these new walls, and for your visits.

🖤🖤 Welcome.