Candy Chang: Transforming Our Cities (Friday, February 12): Through the activation of public spaces around the world, Taiwanese-American artist Candy Chang creates work that examines the dynamics between society and the psyche, the threshold between isolation and community, and the ways shared places can cultivate reflection, perspective, and kinship.
Behind the Wall
Jaume Plensa: Can You Hear Me? (Friday, February 19): “Can You Hear Me?” is a documentary film that follows internationally celebrated Spanish artist Jaume Plensa for a year and a half, offering audiences an unfiltered look into his artistic process.
Sophia Brueckner suit
Sophia Brueckner: Sci-Fi Prototyping and Critical Optimism (Friday, February 26): Inseparable from computers since the age of two, Sophia Brueckner believes she is a cyborg. As a software engineer at Google, she designed and built products used by tens of millions. At the Rhode Island School of Design and the MIT
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March 12, 2020: That was the last time Lisa Barry and Omari Rush spoke face-to-face about the latest in the visual arts. By then, the COVID-19 pandemic was just beginning, and it wasn t long before many businesses and organizations, including art museums and theatres, felt the sting.
Omari saw COVID-19 s effect on the art community as devastating. Particularly, it was because art venues were the first to close and will be the last to open. Worse yet, these establishments weren t defined as small businesses, and, therefore, they would not qualify for any state or federal assistance. So, community support became more important than ever.