“Reparations of the Heart: Toward a SWANA Futurity” book launch to be held in New York

The Atamian Hovsepian Curatorial Practice will host a book launch of Reparations of the Heart: Toward a SWANA Futurity by Kristin Anahit Cass on Friday, April 19, 2024 from 6-8 p.m. at 227 E. 24th Street, New York, NY 10010. Author and artist Cass and Lillian Avedian, assistant editor of the Armenian Weekly, will engage in a conversation about futurism through an Armenian lens. Cass and Avedian will discuss Cass’s new book and her vision of creating a better future for all through compassion, community, healing and hope. The event is free, and books will be available at the event or through Fifth Wheel Press. What does the world look like from a SWANA futurist perspective? Cass explores this question in her debut book Reparations of the Heart, a vibrant tapestry of essays, stories, poems, quotes and detailed, often surreal images, published by Fifth Wheel Press. Reparations of the Heart rejects the imperialist narratives and hopelessness that loom around us, instead proposing an alternative future where creativity, culture and community flourish. Moving from past to present and into the future, memories of beloved ancestors inform various artistic iterations of SWANA futurity, as narrated by the vast diversity of their photographic...