Despite the deluge of online memes, reactions on the ground were mostly positive, but some think the work lacks context.

Jessica Shearer
Jessica Shearer is a Boston-based writer and critic, interested in narratives of gender, community, and dislocation. She is an editor and writer for Boston Art Review.
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Joiri Minaya Breaks Through the Camouflage
For years, Minaya reflected warped perceptions of Indigenous and diasporic peoples by concealing bodies in textiles; now, she is revealing the people behind the patterns.