A Window In: LaToya Ruby Frazier

LaToya Ruby Frazier asks “What is the responsibility of an artist to her community?” Frazier takes on Levi’s clothing company and discusses the impact Levi’s has had on her community. See the performance piece here.

LaToya Ruby FrazierΒ was born in 1982 in Braddock, Pennsylvania, formerly worked in New York, and currently lives and works in Chicago. An artist and activist, Frazier uses photography, video, and performance to document personal and social histories of midwestern America.

South Dallas Cultural Center presentsΒ A Window In: A look at Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora. Each week, SDCC will feature a curated list of videos fromΒ ART 21: Art in the Twenty First CenturyΒ that highlight artists of the African Diaspora. From topics of Power and Truth to Love and Loss, these artists explore and expand the bounds of what art is and could be.