I don’t remember the exact day I saw an image by Clifford Prince King for the first time, but I do remember the response I had pretty vividly. The nostalgic aesthetic his work brilliantly hones—the muted warm tones accenting varying complexions of Black skin—was far too familial for me to ignore. It took me back […]
Archives for August 2020
Photographers on Photographers: Sarah Smith and Jade Rodgers in conversation with Nakeya Brown
I first came across Nakeya Brown’s work at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago. One of the things that I really love about that place is the educational programming that they provide for free to visitors. At the time I was teaching at Chicago State University and had brought my students to the museum […]
Photographers on Photographers: Guanyu Xu in conversation with Kanthy Peng
Kanthy Peng and I have known each other since 2011 when we both entered the same class at Beijing Film Academy. She was one of the reasons that I ended up in the School of the Art Institue of Chicago in 2014 as a transfer student. Because she transferred there in the prior year. By […]
Photographers on Photographers: Joe Harjo in Conversation with Mari Hernandez
I first came across Mari Hernandez’s work when she was collaborating with Mas Rudas, a collective of Chicana artists based in San Antonio, TX. What struck me about her work, then, and has stayed with me as she’s evolved into a solo artist, is her unflinching braveness and willingness to take on multiple mediums without […]
Photographers on Photographers: Chen Xiangyun in conversation with Tim Soter
I chose to have a conversation about making and self-publishing photography books, because I myself am passionate about the medium and lack of discussion in the tremendous potentials of bookmaking. I think it will bring something different to the reader. I chose Tim Soter was because he is open about his process, has published several […]
Photographers on Photographers: Gioncarlo Valentine in Conversation With Andre D. Wagner
The idea of the artistic canon is and will always be one of great controversy and debate. Whiteness has been the defining voice in appointing art and artists as important enough to be considered for entry, while Black artists and scholars have been the dissenting voice in redefining and reifying these very considerations. I think a lot […]