At the beginning of March, I had the incredible opportunity to help with the installation of Daniela Rivera’s show, The Andes Inverted, at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The Andes Inverted is a response to Chile’s copper mine, Chuquicamata. The mine has been worked since before Columbus arrived in the Americas, and is now […]Read Post ›
It’s no secret that the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why has become an instant hit. Initially, this fandom started with the book written by Jay Asher, but as soon as the story hit our living room screens, it transcended that niche group and affected the lives of an entire generation. That may sound a bit […]Read Post ›
A young girl finds herself in a whole new world-literally. Released in 2001, Spirited Away tells the story of a young girl, Chihiro, who is about to move to a new place. While she and her parents are driving to their new house, they stop by a mysterious old structure and find themselves transported to […]Read Post ›
What does it mean, when the Met is in trouble?
I have long been a fan of video games, and since I’ve been playing them since I was a child, I can safely call myself a gamer. As a gamer and an artist, I would argue that videos games are the newest art form medium. While some games have tapped into this potential, the majority […]Read Post ›
In a recent graduate school interview – after the inauguration – a professor asked me, “what socio-cultural or political situation are you most concerned about in our time?” Immediately after posing the question, he paused, then quipped, “Oh…this question was written before last Friday. I think I know what we’re all most concerned about.” I […]Read Post ›
For the past ten or so months, I have been in a panic. A sort of existential crisis, filled with questions about what the hell to do next. Which, to be entirely honest, was a very privileged and stupid problem. I’ve wanted to do basically the same thing since I was 16: work in a […]Read Post ›
This is a heartbreaking time for those who have dedicated their lives to the film industry. We spend years studying the then and now, every twist and turn that the industry takes and it’s hard to do that without coming across the names Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. Growing up, I was a huge Star […]Read Post ›
The Female Gaze 