The Gospel of David LaChapelle
Carolinas Editor Robert Alan Grand looks at the life, career, and deeply spiritual work of David LaChapelle on the occasion of his survey exhibition Dear Sonja at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Winston-Salem.
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Marquetta Johnson: A Legacy of Generosity
For the April co-publishing feature with Oxford American, Thalia Butts pays tribute to the late Marquetta Johnson, a quilter based in Atlanta who compared her practice to jazz and inspired her students to stretch the boundaries of quilting as a medium.
“Everybody else is dead. She’s still here.”: The Unrelenting Joy of Maya Freelon’s Time-Bending Installations
Courtney Napier profiles Durham artist Maya Freelon, who highlights Black family stories, resilience, and the colors and textures of her African American heritage, drawing viewers into the vast Black imagination.
Tatiana Bell: At the Intersection of Art, Community, and Grief
Amina Daugherty profiles the community work of Atlanta-based artist Tatiana Bell, answering questions on how care can be reclaimed and grief can be navigated communally.
Appalachian Horizons: Elysia Mann’s Weaving of Nondual Embodiment
Sophia Wright profiles Elysia Mann, based in Knoxville, through the initimate handweaving and ties to Appalachian craft tradition that characterizes her woven works.
Andrea Chung: Between Too Late and Too Early at Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
Ming Joi Washington reviews Andrea Chung: Between Too Late and Too Early, highlighting Chung’s practice as a “curriculum of care” at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami.
A Quiet Ruckus: Community Reflections on Now Closed Louisville Publication
For the March edition of Burnaway’s co-publishing with Oxford American, Ian Carstens pays tribute to the now closed Ruckus Journal, an independent arts journal based out of Louisville, Kentucky.
What We Lost at the Buffalo National River
For the March edition of Burnaway’s co-publishing with Oxford American, Caroline McCoy speaks with two former National Park Service employees from Arkansas, whose jobs were not reviewed before they were terminated.
An American Sunrise: Indigenous Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Tara Escolin details the multivalent works on view found in An American Sunrise: Indigenous Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville.
