Not Supposed to Exist: Michael Rakowitz on the Thin Line of Artistic Integrity and Survival

What are you supposed to you if you are not supposed to exist? RMB seeks answers from Berlin to Budapest to Marrakech to find out. In Chicago, she speaks with world-renowned artist Michael Rakowitz for a 2020 class they co-taught that's almost a little too relevant to academia today. They speak about call-out culture, the failure of open letters, and his integrity to remove himself from problematic museums. An excerpt from June Jordan's 1982 poem shows a history of Black solidarity with Palestine, and RMB's poem, Majnoona, crosses the thin line between love and hate in Dubai.

Welcome to a podcast that is also a work of art. Join Rashayla Marie Brown (RMB), a resilient artist and PTSD survivor, on a journey to get through times like these. No slogans or hot takes. Just humanity.

Credits:

Video Editing: Rashayla Marie Brown (RMB)

Audio and Story Editing: Tribble Ashley

Camera: Jason Boulware, RMB, Devin Cain, Vitaliia Fedorova, Cecil McDonald

Media Consultant: Millennial Soul Food