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More here:https://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-culture/2022/03/seattle-public-art-sculptures-murals-installations

More here: https://crosscut.com/culture/2021/12/year-review-10-seattle-artworks-exemplify-2021 New visibility via public art: “78 on Jackson,” Paul Rucker  On a hot day this past summer, three older Black women took a break from grocery shopping to sit on a mint-green bench in the shape of a record player tonearm on … Continue readingCrosscut. Magazine – Year in review: 10 Seattle artworks that exemplify 2021

Multitalented artist Paul Rucker (@blackcellist) sheds light on the history of Geronimo — the Apache leader, medicine man and prisoner of war. Rucker’s work is on display at the @asuartmuseum exhibition “Undoing Time: Art and Histories of Incarceration.” Originally tweeted by ASU News (@asunews) on … Continue readingUndoing Time: Art and Histories of Incarceration

More at: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2021/06/04/57967162/an-artist-speaks-up-about-experiencing-anti-black-discrimination-at-seattles-office-of-arts-and-culture

More at: https://www.npr.org/2021/05/31/1000215563/artists-black-wall-street-project-is-about-tulsa-100-years-ago-and-today

Forever Stamps are US first-class stamps that retain their value forever. If you buy them at, say, 50 cents a stamp, even after the first-class postage rate goes up, your Forever Stamp will still be valid. And it’s this concept of perpetual retention of value that makes artist Paul Rucker’s show so compelling. … Continue readingThe Stranger – The People History Forgot

“I’m ranting, aren’t I?” Paul Rucker asks softly, then apologizes. The Guggenheim Fellow, cellist and multidisciplinary artist, based in Seattle and Baltimore, is not ranting. But he does have a lot to say. Whether he’s jeering at Seattle’s faux-progressiveness, describing how Black people have suffered during the Obama era or pointing out that the U.S. has built a new prison every week since 1976, Rucker consistently calls out violent truths. … Continue readingCityArts Magazine – Paul Rucker Recieves TED Fellowship