"I'm great. I mean, to be an artist, as Nina Simone said, is to reflect the times that we're living in, and I hope I come from a long line of artists that are trying to build bridges." So noted Misan Harriman in a recent interview tied into the release of the documentary "Shoot the People," which follows the work of Harriman, an activist and photographer who rose to prominence with his cinematic images of protest movements across the world. The film paints a portrait of Harriman, who has faced death threats, while, as Hyperallergic noted recently, also exploring "the thorny politics of protest photography."

  September 1, Book Launch, 6-8pm:Willy Bo Richardsaon, Music to Drive To at Clamp Music to Drive To presents more than twenty-five years of sustained studio painting practice by longtime subscriber Willy Bo Richardson @notstripes. The monograph brings together 70 paintings alongside a conversation with Max Protetch and essays by Stephanie Buhmann and Katy Crocker. One of the guiding principles behind Music to Drive To was to make the book in a way that reflected the ...