NYC-ARTS Profile: LaToya Ruby Frazier

February 14, 2019

NYC-ARTS and WNET Thirteen presents a profile of photographer and video artist LaToya Ruby Frazier, whose work follows in the social documentary tradition of Walker Evans and Gordon Parks.

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Aired: 2/7/2019 on Thirteen|WNET New York Public Media

What the Art World Can Learn From Women’s Basketball

"I met LaToya through the Gordon Parks Foundation in 2023, the year that I was honored at their gala. In my remarks, I talked about how I was motivated to follow Parks’s example in using art and storytelling to bring visibility to the WNBA. That resonated with LaToya because she is a former basketball player and has always wanted to tell their stories. When we met, we quickly discovered our shared passion for basketball and uplifting women athletes." —Clara Wu Tsai, New York Liberty Owner

Read more • Full article by Sophia Cohen on Cultured Magazine

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