Tag: Diaspora

The ‘art’ of being an art collector and art patron of Contemporary Art made in Africa and by the African Diaspora

Collecting Contemporary Art and being an art patron are very exhilarating, purposeful, and fulfilling passions. Simply, an art collector collects art for the sake of collecting, and an art patron goes beyond collecting art and plays the role of sponsor and advocate for the expansion and preservation...

Thoughts from the Homeland: Diaspora Jews and Otherness

I’ve given a lot of thought to whether I am an American Jew or a Jewish American. To some, perhaps there’s not a difference; to me, the difference feels huge. I am an American Jew. My Jewishness is the core of who I am and what makes me different from 98% of the American population. Grow...