May – June 2018

Competing Realities, Contested Corners

Oakland could once be divided into the moneyed hills and the disinvested flatlands. Now wealth and poverty intermingle, drawing nearer in proximity as the chasm between them widens. All space is contested; songs and murals parse race and class as they cling to blocks and walls, vying for visibility. The tension erupts in the streets, and it simmers at the intersection of culture, city policy, and real estate. How many realities fit within city limits? Every corner is a test.

Written by Sam Lefebvre, featuring photographs by Stephanie Lister, and edited by Claudia La Rocco and Gordon Faylor, Competing Realities, Contested Corners is the latest issue of our durational magazine; new commissions appear each week.