Identity, Choosing Sides, and the Public Consumption of Race and Art ~ Is That Your Child

ITYC had a deeply thought-provoking exchange with artists Ty Hardaway and Nate Hill on Friday. We covered a range of topics including Nate's reflections on how he wished white audiences had responded to The White Ambassador, growing up mixed in all-white communities, being a "black" artist, and defying stereotypes about black men.

Ty Hardaway

Nate Hill

Ty has become something of a mentor to Nate especially with regard to how race is addressed in Hill's work. Hearing two artist talk '"shop" and the finer points of their artistic collaboration was truly engrossing. With regard to future works, Nate is in the very early stages of working on a piece that explores homicide and Ty is working on a large format portrait series of stay-at-home suburban moms around Washington, DC and an already controversial piece that is a national campaign to get people not to vote.

You can listen to the archive of the episode here or on the ITYC player right here on the site.

To find out more about Nate Hill's work check out his site Nate Hill Is Nuts. You can also follow him on Twitter @natexhill.

To find out more about Ty Hardaway's work check out his site Middlespace and his Twitter feed @juliustleisure.

*NOTE: The interview contains some language not appropriate for children and we apologize for some of the sound pops and drop outs caused by sporadic hiccups from the always tempermental Skype.