In an unprecedented political season—as our problem-solving capacities go into overdrive—tuning into our bodies may be a strategy for seeking out knowledge and connection; a way to ground ourselves in community and active refusal. After all, as Córdova insists, these “sensorial and relational pathways [may be] more available than we think. Articles on immersive art and violence and the role of art in UCLA’s recent pro-Palestine encampment. Plus, Carmen Winant speaks to her friend of a decade and a half, artist Sofía Córdova, whom she met on the first day of graduate school, on the occasion of Córdova’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles. In the final iteration of “Works in Progress,” photographer Leah Rom visits the studio of artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby. Reviews of Annabeth Marks, Maura Brewer, “Familial Technologies,” Bruce Richards, Maya Buffett-Davis, and Jesse Stecklow.
