Studio Visit:Β Firelei BΓ‘ez
ββ¦how do you make someone present when history has made such an effort to erase them?β¦ I want there to be room for the viewer to recreate her in the present along with me. Thatβs why the only fixed point in each portrait is their direct gaze, connecting them to the viewer.β
Artist Firelei BΓ‘ezβs work βFor AmΓ©thyste and AthΓ©naire (Exiled Muses Beyond Jean Luc Nancyβs Canon), Anaconasβ is our newest Modern Window installation, located at the Museumβs 53rd Street entrance. Read more about her work to reclaim the stories of marginalized Afro-Latina and Afro-Caribbean women. β¦ Photo: Rose Liu














