Threading the Needle
Seeing a path from art to policy
Detail of “Reflections on Tidal Flushing” Aviva Rahmani 2026 Colored pencil on paper, Full size 9”x12.” To be shown at the Anita Rogers Gallery opening June 25, 2026 494 Greenwich St., NYC NY
I think we underestimate the cost of living in oppressive circumstances as we age. I don’t just mean the costs of medical care or basic services under an authoritarian regime, but the spiritual labor of trying to go forward in life and stay focused on positivity, clarity and perseverance in the face of obstacles: threading the righteous needle of culture and humanity in the face of violence and cruelty.