Where?
<p>We anchor this inaugural issue of our magazine in the question “Where,” lifting up the tendency of socially engaged art (SEA) to inhabit everyday places, not just those meant for art. While “place” is a more evocative word, it is already laden with expectations of meaning. “Where” is more open — it may begin in mystery, or in so palpable a sense of the everyday as to be almost invisible; it only reveals itself when one experiences something there with the partners or participants with whom an artist has shaped it. “Where” is at the heart of SEA. </p> <p>The first three contributions, by or about A Blade of Grass Fellows, explore the choice of “where” for socially engaged artists. For the past two decades, Rick Lowe’s art has usually been attached to a geographic context where “people live their lives.” He situates himself as a social sculptor at places where people can come together to think about the growth and development of their communities “beyond just surviving.”…</p>
Content Editor: Jan Cohen-Cruz
Contributors: Roberto Bedoya, Jamie Bennett, Jan Cohen-Cruz, Brett Cook, Deborah Fisher, Maria Rosario Jackson, Lucy R. Lippard, Rick Lowe, Michael Rohd, Claire Tancons, Dominic Willsdon
Designer: Karina Muranaga
Managing Editor: Sabrina Chin
Ask an Artist Editor: Emma Colón
Project Advisor: Prerana Reddy
Part of: A Blade of Grass Magazine