Sonia Boyce's Art of Community: Spontaneity, Play, and Solidarity at the Queens Museum
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Aruna D’Souza
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Sonia Boyce, a British Afro-Caribbean artist, explores art as a social practice through community-driven projects. Over two days at the Queens Museum in October 2025, she documented various activities including a Día de los Muertos community altar and gatherings of Hope TGNC Latinx (transgender, gender nonconforming, and L.G.B.T. people). Her career is rooted in spontaneity, improvisation, and bringing people together, connecting art intimately with community and solidarity.
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