"We don’t get the luxury of just making work and letting it be what it is. People project a lot and I can imagine, especially as visual artists and doing figuration of the Black body, that people project quite a lot onto things that you create." —Roxane Gay In "Gagosian Quarterly," Roxane Gay (@roxanegay74) speaks with Jordan Casteel (@jordanmcasteel) and Calida Rawles (@calidagarciarawles) about the nature of success, the intricacies of care, and how they each envision their practice for her guest-edited supplement titled "Back to Black." Follow the link in our bio to read the interview. _________ #RoxaneGay #Gagosian Jordan Casteel, "Within Reach," 2019 © Jordan Casteel, courtesy the artist and Casey Kaplan, New York. Photo: Dario Lasagni