PAST CONVERSATION
“Water Talk” Naima Green and J Wortham
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PAST CONVERSATION
“Water Talk” Naima Green and J Wortham
Join us Wednesday, July 20th at 6pm ET on zoom for “Water Talk” a conversation between artist Naima Green and write J Wortham as a part of Green’s solo exhibition at Baxter St, A Sequence for Squeezing.
Register for the event here.
A Sequence for Squeezing, is a solo show of lens-based work by 2021 Baxter St Workspace Resident Naima Green. Featuring new and recent photographs, as well as a recent video work, the exhibition continues Green’s practice of collaborating with her community to create intimate portraits and record personal scenes of play, exploration, and pleasure. Focusing on the experiences of Black, Brown, and Queer individuals, the exhibition builds on and expands the themes of Green’s previous work, exploring water as a site for pleasure and freedom, the sensuality of enjoying food, and the rituals of intimacy. A Sequence for Squeezing will be on view at Baxter St from June 15 through July 23, 2022.
Green earned an MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies from ICP–Bard where she was awarded the Director’s Fellowship, an MA in Art & Art Education from Teachers College, Columbia University where she was awarded a Merit Scholarship, and a BA in Urban Studies & Sociology from Barnard College. She is currently the Harnish Visiting Artist and Lecturer in Photography at Smith College. In addition to her solo show at Baxter St, Green’s largest museum exhibition to date will open at the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University on September 9, 2022.
J Wortham (she/they) is a sound healer, reiki practitioner, herbalist, and community care worker oriented towards healing justice and liberation. J is also a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, and co-host of the podcast ‘Still Processing,’ They occasionally publish thoughts on culture, technology and wellness on her newsletter. J is the proud editor of the visual anthology “Black Futures,” a 2020 Editor’s choice by The New York Times Book Review, along with Kimberly Drew, from One World. She is also currently working on a book about the body and dissociation for Penguin Press.