Category: Editor’s Letter
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Editor’s Letter – January, 2013
January 7, 2014 -
El Général, Rayes Lebled, 2011 I immediately thought of Creative Time Reports when reading a poignant end-of-the-year essay from Creative Time 2013 Summit keynote speaker Rebecca Solnit. The piece eulogizes “unpredictable narratives” of social change—the way American hip-hop, for instance, moved a Tunisian to rap incisive lyrics that would give rise to a revolution. Or […] More -
Editor’s Letter – December, 2013
December 5, 2013 -
Reed-thin pencil marks bring to life the faces of the often ignored masses that move in and out of New York City’s Rikers Island detention center in Ricardo Cortés’s first contribution to Creative Time Reports. For years, the illustrator has visited the Rikers jails, limning eyes and lips on chalk-white sheets of paper while “marveling […] More -
Editor’s Letter – November, 2013
November 11, 2013 -
A discerning comment from Rick Lowe, made during this year’s Creative Time Summit, left an indelible impression. Participating in an online conversation between presenters and Summit screening sites around the world, Lowe was asked about art’s role in effecting change. He responded, “The tool of art is not to solve the problem, but to create […] More -
Editor’s Letter – October, 2013
October 7, 2013 -
Meeting with Ai Weiwei on a smog-choked, early January morning to discuss how “art bears a unique responsibility in the search for truth” distilled for me what a site like Creative Time Reports can be. On the cusp of our one-year anniversary, we are constantly reminded of his observation; how artists—free from the disciplinary restrictions […] More -
Editor’s Letter – September, 2013
September 10, 2013 -
Incisive, and sometimes vexing, inquiries course through each of Creative Time Reports’ most recent pieces. “What’s left of the Left in Italy?” is the question that drove artist Emily Jacir to an Italian archive, where she discovered a trove of films made in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle. And “When can I go home?” is […] More
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Editor’s Letter
Five years after Creative Time Reports’ inception, the project is coming to a close. Editor Marisa Mazria Katz reflects on some of the most moving pieces that solidified CTR as a unique platform that elevates artists’ voices.