This past week, editor Rita Lombardi shared the work of artists who work from a studio or work from home. For photographer Leslie Jean-Bart, working from home has been a novelty because much of this practice is created at water’s edge. For the past 10 years, he has walked the shoreline of Coney Island, looking […]
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On Collaboration: On Belonging by Nirmal Raja and Lois Bielefeld
Responding to increasing racial polarity in the United States, interdisciplinary artist Nirmal Raja and photographer Lois Bielefeld have launched two collaborative projects, reaching across race lines to explore identity, place, and belonging. Their initial project, Reaching Through 5 ½ yards, 8497 Miles, examines the role of cultural markers and our visual understanding of race. Raja […]