What the Art World Can Learn From Women’s Basketball
"I met LaToya through the Gordon Parks Foundation in 2023, the year that I was honored at their gala. In my remarks, I talked about how I was motivated to follow Parks’s example in using art and storytelling to bring visibility to the WNBA. That resonated with LaToya because she is a former basketball player and has always wanted to tell their stories. When we met, we quickly discovered our shared passion for basketball and uplifting women athletes." —Clara Wu Tsai, New York Liberty Owner
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2026 A+E Summit: Under Pressure
LaToya Ruby Frazier and Makeda Best: Flint is Family
Nevada Museum of Art
Artist LaToya Ruby Frazier and curator Makeda Best explore the intersection between environmental justice and social justice through the lens of art, amplifying the voices and struggles of underrepresented communities. Introduced by Carmen Beals, associate curator.
Courtesy of: Nevada Museum of Art
Making Their Mark Forum
Making Their Mark Foundation
Washington, D.C.
The inaugural Making Their Mark Forum was the first-of-its-kind international gathering to celebrate the achievements of women artists, advance gender equity in the arts, and inspire action to effect lasting change.
Making Their Mark Forum | Marilyn Minter, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Dyani White Hawk, and Rashida Bumbray
Marilyn Minter, Artist
LaToya Ruby Frazier, Artist; MacArthur Fellow (2015)
Dyani White Hawk, Artist; MacArthur Fellow (2023)
Moderated by Rashida Bumbray, American curator, Choreographer, Author, Visual and Performing Arts Critic
This panel brought together three leading contemporary artists who have integrated activism and social justice into the core of their practice. It dives into the complex ethical and political dimensions of visual advocacy, focusing on how artists can employ their influence and visibility to drive advancements for women’s rights, racial equity, and intersectional justice to mobilize for a more just future.
Courtesy of: Making Their Mark
LaToya Ruby Frazier on The Liberty Portraits
On July 3, BSE Global, parent company of 2024 WNBA Champion New York Liberty, the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center, alongside its Vice Chair Clara Wu Tsai revealed The Liberty Portraits: A Monument to the 2024 Champions, a new public art installation by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier honoring the 2024 WNBA championship team, now on display on the plaza at Barclays Center.
The series, Frazier’s first outdoor installation, celebrates the New York Liberty as professional athletes, reflecting the power of female leadership, influence, diversity, love for the game of basketball and family. Referencing the heroic scale of the Statue of Liberty, Frazier designed double-sided, nine-foot-tall portraits of each player on the 2024 roster presented in architectural display cases—one side featuring a portrait of a player in uniform, and the reverse side showcasing an image of the same player with their chosen family. To make the latter portraits, Frazier visited the players in locations meaningful to them, including spending time with Jonquel Jones’ family in the Bahamas and visiting players in Texas, Arkansas and Alabama, among other locations. Known for incorporating storytelling in her work, Frazier’s portraits also include the voice of a loved one chosen by each player as first-person testimonies on text panels. The Liberty Portraits: A Monument to the 2024 Champions will be on display through the 2025 WNBA season.
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