Coverage

I’ve watched a great deal of coverage of the protests that have happened since the death of George Floyd. I’ve heard the words of anchors, authors, writers, commentators and editorialists.

What was frustratingly missing for me? The words and images of important visual artists. Why wasn’t Kara Walker or David Hammons or Glenn Ligon or Carrie Mae Weems or other visually powerful black image makers who have been active for years.

I saw murals and graffiti briefly mentioned or noted as a back drop to reporting, but it’s disappointing that visual artists are virtually ignored.