(Thanks to Marilyn, who sent me this post, suggesting similarities to WMV). From “The Center Will Hold”, Joey Lico on Substack:

“Artists working in places like Baltimore are not waiting for systems to correct themselves. They are building something parallel — small, temporary structures where different ways of living and thinking can take hold. [Derrick] Adams mentioned something a professor once told him: Artists are magicians. It sounded casual in the moment. But it stayed with me. Because what artists actually do — at their best — is not just make objects. They make conditions. They create temporary worlds where different rules apply. Where conversation shifts. Where people encounter each other differently. Most of these worlds are small. Many disappear. But some don’t.”