Saj Issa: The Action Painter

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Saj Issa: The Action Painter

I have been thinking a lot about the origins of the concept of a utopia. War and political turmoil can force us to wish for something more ideal, a situation where the living world can live together September 16, 2024
FALL 2024 Quarterly Preview: Koak, Sickid, Wendy Red Star, Mars-1, Saj Issa and More

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FALL 2024 Quarterly Preview: Koak, Sickid, Wendy Red Star, Mars-1, Saj Issa and More

“I paint what I like, when I like and where I like, with occasional nostalgic journeys.”—David Hockney, 1962 August 20, 2024
Radio Juxtapoz, ep 128: The Israel-Palestine Episode

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Radio Juxtapoz, ep 128: The Israel-Palestine Episode

We close out our 14th season and the 2023 with a special conversation with friends, about the story of the year, the impact it has had on each of their lives and how art can be a conduit to understan December 22, 2023
The Crossroads: Sajeda Issa’s M.F.A. @ UCLA’s Department of Art

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The Crossroads: Sajeda Issa’s M.F.A. @ UCLA’s Department of Art

Just below the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains lies the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles. For over a century, film has bestowed its glow on UCLA, with the iconic Hollywood July 11, 2023
Radio Juxtapoz, ep 109: Saj Issa and the Omnipresent Weight of the West

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Radio Juxtapoz, ep 109: Saj Issa and the Omnipresent Weight of the West

Palestinian-American artist Saj Issa was born in St Louis, studies at UCLA and is influenced and moved by the imagery of the Arab World. This is all important in understanding where she comes from in   April 11, 2023
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