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Critical Writing

The Critical Writing program commissions emerging writers to pursue the underlying themes and ideas that inform individual Session projects, initiating meaningful exchanges between artists and writers and facilitating the mutual production of new work.

Writers are given editorial support and a $1000 honorarium. Editorial support for Critical Writing provided primarily by Kemi Adeyemi, with additional guest editors.

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April 2025

The Second Head of Hercules: Art and Resistance Through Four Years of Upheaval

Shakeem Floyd

written in conjunction with artist Onyedike Chuke's Session x Assembly project, The Forever Museum Archive: Circa 2020_An Object

March 2025

A Homeplace (The Meeting Place)

Jenée-Daria Strand

written in conjunction with artist Helina Metaferia's Session project, The Meeting Place.

March 2025

iNKED with iNTENT

Glenn Quentin

written in conjunction with artists' KING COBRA's and Hue Hallums' Session project, Conjuring the Past, Marking the Present.