Common Ground#633
Land of the Free
Featuring Hugo Crosthwaite, Vincent Valdez, Irene Mei Zhi Shum, and Jessica Holmes
1 p.m. Eastern / 10 a.m. Pacific
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Curator Irene Mei Zhi Shum and artists Hugo Crosthwaite and Vincent Valdez join Rail ArTonic Editor Jessica Holmes for a conversation. We conclude with a poetry reading by Yesenia Montilla.
In this talk
Visit Land of the Free on view at Mana Contemporary through September 17, 2022 →
Hugo Crosthwaite
![Black and white photo of Hugo Crosthwaite Black and white photo of Hugo Crosthwaite](../../../../../media/files/hugo.jpeg?nf_resize=fit&w=250)
Vincent Valdez
![Photo of artist Vincent Valdez Photo of artist Vincent Valdez](../../../../../media/files/vincent-valdez-dsc06213-photo-by-ray-santisteban-e1601933506332.jpeg?nf_resize=fit&w=250)
Irene Mei Zhi Shum
![Irene Mei Zhi Shum Irene Mei Zhi Shum](../../../../../media/files/irene-mei-zhi-shum.png?nf_resize=fit&w=250)
Jessica Holmes
![Jessica Holmes Jessica Holmes](../../../../../media/files/jessica-holmes.png?nf_resize=fit&w=250)
The Rail has a tradition of ending our conversations with a poetry reading, and we’re fortunate to have Yesenia Montilla reading.
Yesenia Montilla
![A black and white photo of Yesenia Montilla, with an afro and earrings, eyes closed looking down to the side A black and white photo of Yesenia Montilla, with an afro and earrings, eyes closed looking down to the side](../../../../../media/files/author-photo.jpg?nf_resize=smartcrop&w=130&h=130)
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