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Artist and Curator Anonda Bell: Raising Civilization’s Radical Voice In Newark I first met Anonda in 2017 at the Express Newark spaces in downtown Newark. I was very curious about this “Third Space” created to incubate talent, cultivate engaged scholarship and promote social practice in a unique variety of exhibition and maker spaces. Anonda volunteered to give me a tour and I was amazed at the resources offered by this creative incubator campus. Anonda Bell is an Australian born, USA based, artist and curator. She is the Director and Chief Curator of the Paul Robeson Galleries. The PRG operates a network of exhibition venues in dedicated and interstitial spaces across the campus, including the Robeson Campus Center and Express Newark. Paul Robeson, the esteemed Black American singer, actor, political activist and alumnus of Rutgers University, said “Artists Are The Gatekeepers of Truth. We Are Civilization’s Radical Voice.” Anonda has directed and curated exhibitions over the past 14 years that uniquely support and illustrate Paul Robeson’s mandate. Anonda’s personal art practice addresses issues of psychology, feminism and the environment through installation based work. Her artwork has been shown at various venues in the USA and Australia. There’s more on Anonda and Newark Arts on our podcast, WhatsNewarkGotToDoWithIt.com Images: 1. Anonda Bell, Neither Shall You Touch It (detail), 2013-2014 from the series Reinstated. 2. Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, America Is Black, 2018. Exhibition titled, Mirror Mirror. 3. Images by Manuel Perez, Picking Up the Pieces, the 2021. featuring the work of seven MFA student artists. 4. Paul Robeson Galleries Director & Chief Curator Anonda Bell. 5. Anonda Bell, Resist: A Coloring Book for Resistant Individuals. 6, Anonda Bell, Biophobia: Apiphobia (Bees), 2011. 7. Marcel Duchamp, Bamberger’s Newark window, 1960. #blacklivesmatter #africandiaspora #newark #anondabell #PRGNewark #expressnewark #whatsnewarkgottodowithit #whatsupwithart https://www.instagram.com/p/CO_4GpYFa9P/?utm_medium=tumblr