Aguilar’s films, intentionally shot in low-fidelity format, are edited immediately after the fact and often in one sitting; Derived in the heat of the moment, Aguilar’s vignettes utter candid stories, jokes, and love letters. Mshinda’s collages are contemplative amalgamations of print media, black and queer archival photographs, and the artist’s painted interventions. Incorporating headlines and elements from Ebony Magaizine and the Philadelphia Tribune, the oldest continuously published African-American newspaper in the country, Mshinda builds upon historical legacies both to honor the past and to define a new, hopeful future. Creating sets and costumes within his home, Nasir’s portraits offer intimate explorations of self-expression. Both fabricating elaborate identities and offering unadulterated glimpses of himself, Nasir’s emotive and emotional photographs reach beyond the confines often placed on identity. Sam Kapp & Harry Feldman, curators
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