I spoke to artist Jason Derek North who recently participated in Satellite Art Fair, Miami. Publisher Charlene Stevens’ popular art magazine Arcade Project was a sponsor at the event which took place during Art Basel week 2018.

Christopher Stout is an artist I met years ago during a studio visit in New York City. I was looking at his work in his West Village studio and realized he was a different kind of artist than many I knew. Stout’s Bushwick Art Crit Group got a lot of attention in New York while he continued making, selling and promoting his paintings—Stout was everywhere.

In this moment of political turmoil, artists have taken on the responsibility to continue fighting back against inequality through exhibition and protest.