Contemporary Art Reviews and Interviews
Hillary Olcott
Interview: "They are not simply art items. They are cultural items that have deep meaning within their communities. And they are inextricably linked to their makers and their communities that they were working in and with...”
Of Gatherings: Meandering through the City
By first draft collective — Sonam Chaturvedi, Priyesh Gothwal, Priyank Gothwal, Akshay Sethi, Anarya
Nigel Poor
Interview: “Art is not going to take down an institution that needs to change, but it can improve the lives of the people that you come in contact with. And I take some satisfaction in that."
Francesca Wilmott, Sara Morris, Curators at the Crocker Art Museum
Interview: “I think the future of museums is much more collaborative, much less about the legacy of a specific institution and their own institutional history, but much more about relationships…”
Porfirio Gutierrez
Interview: “In our native language, there isn’t a word for art… the closest translation will be someone with wisdom—someone that serves the community… has responsibility to the community and to the ancestors…”
Of Gatherings: Oscillating between the social, the public and the community; Part 1
By first draft collective — Sonam Chaturvedi, Priyesh Gothwal, Priyank Gothwal, Akshay Sethi, Anarya
Kota Ezawa
Interview: “You could also say it's like a dance on a razor's edge. And if you go towards one direction too far, you fall off. And if you go towards the other, it's a very delicate balance…”