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‘It’s the Prelude to the Renaissance’: Actor Jesse Williams and Artist Glenn Kaino on Why Creatives of Color Can Experiment Like Never Before
The longtime friends and business partners spoke about the intersection of art, tech, and social justice.
Glenn Kaino and Jesse Williams. Photo courtesy Kaino and Williams.
When artist Glenn Kaino first met actor and activist Jesse Williams, it was instant creative kismet.
The two recognized in each other a shared interest in art and technology, as well as a desire to give voice to overlooked cultures and pushback against the nuance-free, swath-like narratives that so often serve to summarize whole races of people in media.
At Mass MoCA, Glenn Kaino builds a bridge between Bloody Sundays
By Murray Whyte Globe Staff,Updated April 15, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Glenn Kaino was photographed this month with In the Light of a Shadow at Mass MoCA, an installation that unites protest movements from Selma, Ala., to Derry, Northern Ireland.Lane Turner/Globe Staff
NORTH ADAMS â âHey Chris, can you trigger the heartbeat?â says Glenn Kaino, calling into the inky blackness of Mass MoCAâs cavernous Building 5. Then it starts: A rhythmic, primal thud, followed by the strains of a mournful dirge. A swarm of stones rises into view, suspended midair like an array of cosmic debris. A
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