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In the Studio: Asante Salaam

Artist Asante Salaam leaning against a studio wall with various papers pinned up

Asante Salaam is a New Orleans-based artist and Fall 2020 Artist-in-Residence at the Joan Mitchell Center. This interview was filmed at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans, November 2020. Learn more about her work at instagram.com/artbyasantesalaam.

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