Titus Kaphar

Well, actually, let me rephrase that. It hasn't made me question what I do. It's made me question where what I do goes. So I don't question painting. I love that. That's like in my heart. It's the thing that I one of the things that I know that I was made for. But the reality is, as I said in that documentary, where I grew up, the place I grew up, does not look like the place where I am now.

Well, actually, let me rephrase that. It hasn't made me question what I do. It's made me question where what I do goes. So I don't question painting. I love that. That's like in my heart. It's the thing that I one of the things that I know that I was made for. But the reality is, as I said in that documentary, where I grew up, the place I grew up, does not look like the place where I am now.

And the people who engage with my work often don't come from that world. And let me be clear here. I'm not just talking about race. I'm talking about class as well. I feel blessed to be able to do what I do every day. I mean, I make paintings and people pay me to do that. It's kind of ridiculous. It's like, let's just be honest. Let's just put that out there. It's kind of ridiculous.

And the people who engage with my work often don't come from that world. And let me be clear here. I'm not just talking about race. I'm talking about class as well. I feel blessed to be able to do what I do every day. I mean, I make paintings and people pay me to do that. It's kind of ridiculous. It's like, let's just be honest. Let's just put that out there. It's kind of ridiculous.

And the people who engage with my work often don't come from that world. And let me be clear here. I'm not just talking about race. I'm talking about class as well. I feel blessed to be able to do what I do every day. I mean, I make paintings and people pay me to do that. It's kind of ridiculous. It's like, let's just be honest. Let's just put that out there. It's kind of ridiculous.

So I'm not complaining about that. But what I want is to figure out how I can get more access for folks.

So I'm not complaining about that. But what I want is to figure out how I can get more access for folks.

So I'm not complaining about that. But what I want is to figure out how I can get more access for folks.

Yeah. As I said, I think I said in the film, the documentary, film is a much more democratically accessible medium. You don't have to be a rich man to go to a movie, you know? And nobody makes you feel uncomfortable when you walk into a movie theater. You can just walk in a movie, watch a movie. or, you know, eventually you'll be able to watch it in your home, you know. So...

Yeah. As I said, I think I said in the film, the documentary, film is a much more democratically accessible medium. You don't have to be a rich man to go to a movie, you know? And nobody makes you feel uncomfortable when you walk into a movie theater. You can just walk in a movie, watch a movie. or, you know, eventually you'll be able to watch it in your home, you know. So...

Yeah. As I said, I think I said in the film, the documentary, film is a much more democratically accessible medium. You don't have to be a rich man to go to a movie, you know? And nobody makes you feel uncomfortable when you walk into a movie theater. You can just walk in a movie, watch a movie. or, you know, eventually you'll be able to watch it in your home, you know. So...

That was incredibly important to me because as I went into more spaces, gallery spaces, I recognized how uncomfortable they are. This beautiful, big, white space where you are the only black face in that building. There is some fancy person sitting at the front desk, and you don't know whether, do I need to pay to get in? Do I need to talk to them? Do I need to say something?

That was incredibly important to me because as I went into more spaces, gallery spaces, I recognized how uncomfortable they are. This beautiful, big, white space where you are the only black face in that building. There is some fancy person sitting at the front desk, and you don't know whether, do I need to pay to get in? Do I need to talk to them? Do I need to say something?

That was incredibly important to me because as I went into more spaces, gallery spaces, I recognized how uncomfortable they are. This beautiful, big, white space where you are the only black face in that building. There is some fancy person sitting at the front desk, and you don't know whether, do I need to pay to get in? Do I need to talk to them? Do I need to say something?

And then you see these paintings on the wall, and you're like, these are interesting, but I don't know anything about them. about them, you know, that kind of elitism that one feels when they're in those spaces doesn't help people connect to the art at all.

And then you see these paintings on the wall, and you're like, these are interesting, but I don't know anything about them. about them, you know, that kind of elitism that one feels when they're in those spaces doesn't help people connect to the art at all.

And then you see these paintings on the wall, and you're like, these are interesting, but I don't know anything about them. about them, you know, that kind of elitism that one feels when they're in those spaces doesn't help people connect to the art at all.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.