"I still think the social function of art is that kind of negative aesthetic. Otherwise there’s no social function for it."
SHORT: Laylah Ali: Meaning
From the series, "Exclusive"
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While painting in her Williamstown, Massachusetts studio, artist Laylah Ali discusses the imperative she feels to make things and the nuanced relationship of political and personal events to the work.
Producer: Wesley Miller & Nick Ravich. Interview: Susan Sollins. Camera: Joel Shapiro. Sound: Tom Bergin. Editor: Mary Ann Toman. Artwork Courtesy: Laylah Ali.
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