In a new essay commissioned for Independent Features, writer Rianna Jade Parker discusses Rudy Loewe’s body of work inspired by Anansi, “the shape-shifting spider-god who originated in Ghana and whose legend spread throughout western Africa and to its Caribbean diaspora in the New World.”
Our latest Independent Features story highlights the Navajo, Creek and Greek artist Anna Tsouhlarakis, who will present new collages and sculptures from her Indigenous Absurdities series with Tilton Gallery. Over more than two decades, Tsouhlarakis has explored themes related to Native American life while “investigating humor as a form of resilience and cultural preservation for Native American communities,” writes Gabriella Angeleti. The artist reflects on her early inspirations and her belief that, “We use humor to get through what we have to endure.”