The Met’s Rockefeller Wing and Restitution
A critique of the Met’s reinstalled wing of art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.The Met’s Rockefeller Wing and Restitution
Jack Whitten Went Hard in the Paint
A review of the Jack Whitten retrospective at MOMA.Jack Whitten Went Hard in the Paint
Hilton Als’s “The Islander”
A New Yorker Centenary “Take” on of Als’s 2004 profile of Derek Walcott.Hilton Als’s “The Islander”
Lorna Simpson
A profile of the artist and her lifelong relationship with New York City. (“Now You See Her,” The New Yorker)Lorna Simpson
The Data Hoarders Resisting Trump’s Purge
A report on the librarians and enthusiasts protecting federal data from DOGE. (New Yorker)The Data Hoarders Resisting Trump’s Purge
Slave Ship Wrecks
A feature on the Slave Wrecks Project, whose marine archaeologists work with communities across the African diaspora. I dove with them to the wreck of the Camargo, Brazil’s last known slave ship. (“The Sunken Place,” The New Yorker)Slave Ship Wrecks
Mati Diop
A profile of the French-Senegalese filmmaker, whose ”Dahomey” explores art restitution in postcolonial Africa. (“Take Me Home,” The New Yorker)Mati Diop