提图斯·卡帕尔: 美，能让我们敞开心扉接受艰难的谈话吗？

美，能让我们敞开心扉接受艰难的谈话吗？

艺术家提图斯·卡帕尔（Titus Kaphar）说，"艺术作品的色彩或构图能把你拉进来——让你走上进行艰难对话的道路。" 

在这场精彩的演说中，他反思了自己的艺术演变历程，带领我们认识了他的职业——通过描绘宗教象征的《杰罗姆》(The Jerome Project) 探讨美国司法体系，到着重探讨黑人母亲失去孩子的令人难忘的系列作品《来自热带空间》(From a Tropical Space) 。卡帕尔也分享了 NXTHVN ——他家乡的年轻人和当地社区的艺术孵化地背后的想法。

Beauty in art is not just about aesthetics; it can open hearts to truths that are often overlooked or difficult to face. Paintings that center marginalized voices, like portraits of Black men impacted by incarceration or Black mothers enduring trauma, challenge historical narratives that have excluded them. When the artist discovered 97 other Black men with his father's name through mugshots, it revealed both painful repetition and a need to be seen. Art becomes a tool to amend history and confront ongoing injustices, while building creative spaces empowers the next generation to imagine new possibilities.