In a corner of the gallery is a beautiful altar, decorated with streamers, candles, and flowers. Surrounding the altar is a plethora of hung work made by incarcerated artists, including pencil drawings, collage, and paintings.

“Makes Me Wanna Holla: Art, Death & Imprisonment,” on view at the Logan Center Gallery, makes visceral the impact COVID-19 had on incarcerated people. The experience begins with a re-creation of a prison cell installed at the front of the main gallery. Designed by Chanton Bun, the “cell,” about the size of a parking space, […]

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