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Jasmin Hernandez's 'We Are Here' Celebrates Black & Brown People in Art


03.09.21
Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla. Photographs by Sunny Leerasanthanah and Jasmine Durhal. Pictured: David Antonio Cruz, Gabriella Sanchez, Jasmin Hernandez, and Firelei Báez. Book cover courtesy of Abrams.
The art world often represents some of the most elitist and exclusionary cultural gatekeeping in today’s society, and a pervasive, pernicious lack of diversity might lead many to think that Black and Brown creatives simply don’t exist in such spaces. However, despite being massively underrepresented, many Black, Indigenous and other people of color (BIPOC) individuals aren’t just working in the art world they’ve found their own radical ways to thrive in it. These are exactly the people that Jasmin Hernandez highlights in her stunning new book, ....

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