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harder / border

People who cross a border, or break through a barrier, often feel that they carry the other side within them—as one lived reality nested inside another. Selected poems from Sudanese-American author Safia Elhillo capture the poignant complexities of this condition.

Type:
Projects
Source:
Fall 2018/2019
Credit:
Verse / Safia Elhillo

Condomillennium

Aaron Gemmill has spent years photographing the proliferation of luxury condominiums, mostly in Brooklyn, NY. His project is a selection of these photos (which Gemmill originally posted to Instagram under the hashtag “#condoreport) and his prints of the Plexiglas windowpanes used to give passersby a glimpse into construction sites.

Type:
Projects
Source:
Fall 2018/2019
Location:
New York, New York
Credit:
Art / Aaron Gemmill

Out of Beirut

I never made it to Beirut until 2009. I was an adult on a career path. I had spent my life until that point confounded by the fact that so few people in the art world looked like me or bore names like mine. Where were they hiding?

Type:
Features
Source:
Fall 2018/2019
Location:
Beirut, Lebanon
Credit:
Text / Omar Kholeif