What It Means to Be a Social Justice Curator

Earlier this year, Jasmine Wahi was appointed the Bronx Museum’s first social justice curator. Since she started the position in late February, the Bronx has been hard hit by COVID-19 and is now seeing protests against police violence. Below, Wahi discusses how art institutions can respond to crisis and identifies some of the artworks she is engaging with now.
Jasmine Wahi.
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