On December 8, dynamic ceramicist, social activist, poet, and educator Roberto Lugo joined NOMA’s Nic Aziz, Community Engagement Curator, and Mel Buchanan, RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, to discuss working as an artist in 2020, pottery, and hip hop legend Lil Wayne, whose likeness appears opposite Louis Armstrong on the commissioned “Stunting” Garniture Set on view in the decorative arts galleries through April 18, 2021.

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