Spring 2018 Issue
“Rights of Passage”

Access to Healthcare: A Conversation Led by LaToya Ruby Frazier

by LaToya Ruby Frazier | Jul 6, 2018

Access to Healthcare: A Conversation Led by LaToya Ruby Frazier

by LaToya Ruby Frazier | Jul 6, 2018

At Gavin Brown’s enterprise in Harlem, LaToya Ruby Frazier leads a panel discussion with a scholar, a minister, and a doctor on the state of access and equity in healthcare, the history of artists and intellectuals who have fought for these rights in the past, and change-makers who are leading the charge today.

Being a Collection

by Ruthie Stringer | Jun 29, 2018

Being a Collection

by Ruthie Stringer | Jun 29, 2018

Ruthie Stringer, part of the Braddock-based art collective Transformazium, explains the methodology driving the group’s library-based projects, including the Neighborhood Print Shop and Art Lending Collection.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Rooted in the Home: Thoughts on Building Connections Between Students & Artists

by Jocelyn Salaz | Jun 13, 2018

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Rooted in the Home: Thoughts on Building Connections Between Students & Artists

by Jocelyn Salaz | Jun 13, 2018

Educator-in-Residence Jocelyn Salaz offers insight into how incorporating familiar aesthetics can help students identify with artists.

A Look Inside “Creative Growth Magazine”

by Tom di Maria | Jun 8, 2018

A Look Inside “Creative Growth Magazine”

by Tom di Maria | Jun 8, 2018

A look inside the pages of “Creative Growth Magazine,” a first-of-its-kind publication presenting the work and lives of artists with disabilities, in the words of the artists themselves.

Exodus and Arrival in “Pre-Image: Blind as the Mother Tongue”

by Hiwa K | May 11, 2018

Exodus and Arrival in “Pre-Image: Blind as the Mother Tongue”

by Hiwa K | May 11, 2018

Hiwa K recounts his experience fleeing Iraq in this excerpt from the artist’s 2017 video piece, “Pre-Image: Blind as the Mother Tongue.”

Resisting Dichotomies & Compressing Complexity: An Interview with Jack Whitten

by Ian Forster | Apr 16, 2018

Resisting Dichotomies & Compressing Complexity: An Interview with Jack Whitten

by Ian Forster | Apr 16, 2018

Interviewed in his Queens, New York studio in October 2017, Jack Whitten reflects on his childhood, the inequality he faced as a Black artist, and the necessity of fighting simplistic dichotomies.

Strategies & Resources

Who Am I, in Color?

by Jocelyn Salaz | Apr 16, 2018

Strategies & Resources

Who Am I, in Color?

by Jocelyn Salaz | Apr 16, 2018

Educator-in-Residence Jocelyn Salaz lays out the elements of her unit on color, in which students make their own paints, study color theory, and investigate the implications of skin tone.

Letter from the Editor

Rights of Passage

by Tina Kukielski | Apr 16, 2018

Letter from the Editor

Rights of Passage

by Tina Kukielski | Apr 16, 2018

Art21 executive director and chief curator Tina Kukielski introduces the spring issue, reflecting on the importance of access to culture and the power of art and artists to expand access to healthcare, education, and more.