Conceptual Artist Michael Rakowitz on Heritage and Healing

Artist Michael Rakowitz describes himself as someone who creates encounters, structures, and objects—his sculptural practice is “as an exertion of pressure,” he recently told Brooke Jaffe for “ARTnews Live,” our ongoing IGTV series featuring interviews with a range of creatives.
Rakowitz discussed how influences from his Iraqi-Jewish heritage have impacted his artworks, starting with his grandparents’ home in New York after they migrated to the United States i