She is
editor of a forthcoming book
of writings that captures the artist's voice in dialogues, essays, scripts, statements, and letters by Orchard's cofounders and the wider community who co-created the exhibitions and
public discourse of the gallery.
They include: Negar Azimi, writer and senior
editor at Bidoun, an award - winning publishing, curatorial, and educational initiative with a focus on the Middle East and its diasporas; Gean Moreno, artistic director
of Cannonball, a Miami — based nonprofit dedicated to the advancement
of critical
discourse and contemporary art through residencies, grants, commissions, and
public programs; Aily Nash, co-curator
of Projections, the New York Film Festival's artists» film and video section, and co-curator
of the 2017 Whitney Biennial film program; and Wendy Yao, a publisher and founder
of both the exhibition space 356 South Mission Road and Ooga Booga, a shop with two Los Angeles locations that specializes in independent books, music, art, and clothing.
The fault for this lies with those
editors and television producers acting as compromised gatekeepers
of what information makes it into the
public discourse.
Since my review is my own publication, which is open to
public discourse, having to delete my review copy would make it difficult for me to participate in possible discussions
of my own work, such as when someone accused my review
of being incorrect in a letter to the
editor of the journal.