Many of the artists across this issue address deeply seated traumas of violence, slavery, white supremacy, extraction, and capitalism while also finding passages through and out of these entrenched systems. They do so with community, family, and an earnest desire for visibility and exchange at the center of their practice. Articles on the role of place in the work of artist Kevin Beasley; Ulysses Jenkins' groundbreaking video practice, and how Sara Cwynar re-imagines digital images in her installation "Glass Life." Plus, a conversation with the LA-based artist Genevieve Gaignard about her recent solo exhibition at Vielmetter LA. Reviews of Derek Fordjour, Jimena Sarno, "Pool," Ei Arakawa, "EXTRACTION: Earth, Ashes, Dust," and Jacci Den Hartog.
