Let Artists Choose Activism
Or Not. But Don’t Assume That Anyone’s Identity Should Define Their Work
This piece publishes as part of the Zócalo, Thomas Mann House, and L.A. Review of Books conference on the role of artists in weakened democracies at REDCAT this Saturday. Register to join the in-person waitlist or to watch the livestream.
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare,” Audre Lorde wrote in A Burst of Light, 1988.
After 20 years of working and volunteering in a mixture of direct anti-poverty services, Jewish community organizations, and the arts, …
