Re’al Christian
Kenneth Tam: The Silence We Hold Between Our Bodies
Re’al Christian speaks with Kenneth Tam about his recent work Silent Spikes; the entwined mythologies of American Cowboys with Chinese laborers on the Transcontinental Railroad; and the intimacy—and intensity—of male coming-of-age rituals.
A Living Presence + and the body, Felix, where is it?
Christian’s essay and machado’s poem produce a dialogue that—in content and form—responds to the work of Felix Gonzalez-Torres. These interwoven texts can be read separately or as one dialogue in two voices.
Chang Yuchen: Language, Use, Value
Traveling from China to the US in early 2020, the strangely fragmented temporality of solitude, and feeling useless.
The Moment Is Not Sufficient
“Black art” is a varied concept. The way we define the phrase is tied to the way we think about American identity and who has the ability to claim it.