Zoë Hopkins reviews Torkwase Dyson's Public Art Fund commission 'Akua' at Brooklyn Bridge Park, a sculptural pavilion that immerses visitors in water sounds and voices of Black writers like Christina Sharpe and Dionne Brand. Paige K. Bradley covers the first-ever solo exhibition of late poet N.H. Pritchard at Peter Freeman, Inc., featuring his concrete visual poems from the Black Arts Movement. Johanna Fateman highlights the work of identical twin artists Jane and Louise Wilson.
These reviews matter because they showcase how contemporary public art and rediscovered historical works can expand the boundaries of visual and literary expression. Dyson's 'Akua' uses abstraction and sound to address Black survival and history, while Pritchard's overdue solo show brings attention to a marginalized poet whose typographic experiments resonate with current art discourse.