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In this interview, Betsy Huang explores activist-artist Natasha Marin’s dedication to creating art with social purpose. Emerging from their conversation is Marin’s idea of cultural fluency, rooted in her Trinidadian origins, which has shaped her approach to socially relevant art. Self-identifying as black, Marin defines citizenship as participation and responds to oppression by configuring real and digital communities as a form of resistance. Detailing three of her many projects—Midnight Tea, Red Lineage, and Reparations—Marin expands on how community building can be a political act. Her projects have elicited praise, but also in some circumstances, death threats, which she discusses as well.
Interviewed by Betsy Huang
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Marin, N. (2018). On Citizenship, Art, and Action. In: Gertz, S., Huang, B., Cyr, L. (eds) Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education and Societal Contexts. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70175-2_4
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