Artist Nsenga Knight reflects on her inclusion in ‘The Manifest, The Hidden’ at Carleton College, exploring the intersection of geometry, Black archives, and Islamic ritual.
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We Didn’t Destroy the Kaaba: Decentering Islamic Art
Islamic Art is a spiritual project, a way of seeing and making that brings us back to fitra, to unity, to remembrance. It has always been a long-standing project of non-Muslim colonizers to fix and confine the beauty of Islam. But to the contrary, Islamic Art, like the Kaaba, invites us—wherever we come from—to face and express a common truth together.
Hope, Not Just Aid: Art, Palestine, and the Tradition We Carry
In this artist reflection, Nsenga Knight connects her installation The Clinic and print Malcolm X in Turban to the story of Chris Smalls and the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Through art and family, she explores Black–Palestinian solidarity, global resistance, and the role of art in delivering hope.
Why I Make Work About Malcolm X – A Centennial Reflection
A personal reflection on Malcolm X’s centennial, exploring how his legacy shapes Nsenga Knight’s artwork, Islamic identity, and global Black consciousness.