Mona Chalabi on Why We Should Talk More Often About Money
Candid, direct conversations about money—how much we have, where it comes from, and how it colors our day-to-day reality—are, at best, uncomfortable and, more often than not, avoided entirely. In her new book, Ten Lives: How What We Have Shapes Who We Are, the Pulitzer Prize–winn ...Show more
Taryn Simon on the Limits of What We Can Know
What do we really know about the world around us? And how much of what we deem to be true is shaped by what we can—and cannot—see? These questions have animated the provocative and probing work of the artist Taryn Simon for more than 20 years. For her latest exhibition, “Father C ...Show more
Ekow Eshun is curating an exhibition exploring the idea of Sankofa, taking from the past what is good and bringing it into the present. Sarah Jilani teaches novels written by Ama Ata Aidoo (1942-2023) and Flora Nwapa (1931-1993). Sculptor Zak Ové is showing a work called The Moth ...Show more
“I knew that I lived in a country in which the aspirations of black people were limited, marked-off. Yet I felt that I had to go somewhere and do something to redeem my being alive.” – Richard Wright, from “Black Boy.”Richard Wright’s writing was controversial. His work was both ...Show more
Reggae poet Linton Kwesi Johnson reveals the influences and experiences that inspired his own creativity. Born in Jamaica, he moved to south London in 1963 at the age of eleven. He made his name as a performance poet, reciting politically motivated verse to a dub-reggae backbeat, ...Show more