Twelve Questions with Ryosuke Tanzawa
Ryosuke Tanzawa is a Japanese-born, New York-based filmmaker who is helping visualize the trailblazing music of young rappers and singers in and around the city.
Ryosuke Tanzawa is a Japanese-born, New York-based filmmaker who is helping visualize the trailblazing music of young rappers and singers in and around the city.
A conversation with Naima Dobbs, a versatile fiber artist from Atlanta who designs headwear, tapestries, and other crochet pieces. She walks us through her artmaking practice and her creative goals, and she shares what textile art helps uncover about our lives and histories.
A conversation with Jamael Dean, a 21-year-old jazz pianist, composer, producer, and rapper. Jamael and I speak about his musical origins and influences; the role of art education in Black community and life throughout history; how his spiritual practices inform his life, compositions, and creations; and much more.
A conversation with nwaobiala, a multidisciplinary experimental artist, about art's position in personal and communal development, the importance of initiating conversation through creation, and how artwork can powerfully navigate queerness, body, generational trauma, and more.
A conversation with Brooklyn rapper, singer, and curator Maassai about creating narratives thru art, making music for other Black women, and the potential for art as a platform for revolution -- as well as previewing new music set to release in 2020.
A conversation with Obi Agwam, a painter from New York, about his growth as a painter, his approach towards creating art, and how his Blackness impacts his visuals.
A conversation with Elijah Maura, an illustrator and multimedia artist, about his artistic influences, his lack of concern for any external gaze, and art's role in building community.
A conversation with REESESHOTIT about her photography, her creative process, and identity as a young Black artist.
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