“If we make it cool to read books in the South Bronx...then it’s a victory” -Rodrigo Venegas, aka Rodstarz, one-third of the rap crew, Rebel Diaz, and founding member of the cultural collectiveWelcome to The Richie Perez Radical Library, a new library created by the Rebel Diaz Arts Collective. The library, which was named for a South Bronx educator and activist who died in 2004, features "works by influential thinker-agitators, such as Angela Davis and Malcolm X, with writings by hip-hop luminaries including KRS-One, the RZA and Jay-Z." The collective partnered with Bluestockings, an independent Lower East Side bookstore, to gather...
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You Are What You Read: A Trip with Kathy Ross
Voracious ReaderWelcome to the world of Kathy Ross; a book-laden adventure through sculpture.The sculptures shown here are part of her "travellers" series. Of the series Ross says, "It seems that for this lifetime I have been loaned a quantity of molecules from the universe's available supply, and it has organized itself into a shape I call me. At the end of my time, I must give back this self, these molecules, to the universe, like returning a book to the library."Treasure Island StorytellerEach sculpture is transformed by the text, exploding with the colorYou are what you read (with linoleum block prints)You Are What...
Reading habits of graphic design students
Bookworms: an infographic by the graphic design students at Mount Hood Community College.