Afro Blue MatterFrom the Artist Thispiece honors the great Mongo Santamaria, [John] Coltrane, BLM [Black Lives Matter], and the legacy of racial injustice that led to the movement, the dark matter that makes up the majority of the universe, and [our] ancestors' DNA in our hair. It is about space. The space of the universe, the space between the teeth of the comb. The space between musical notes. Comb through space and you find our essence and the roots of culture. I

I have been involved with high technology since 1972 when I began working with video

coming from Martha’s Vineyard headed for the eastern tip of Long Island

and unfreedom

arts administration and program planning

—Excerpted from Tatiana Reinoza

ME] in the '60s

and professor of printmaking

mirrored skies

and geometric figures are used in order to give the object a texture and naturalistic feeling

I think about how these natural elements have shaped our lives and how they continue to impact us today

is the city as a container of joys

The dramatic juxtaposition of the two spaces creates a dynamic situation of visual slippage