Center for Contemporary Art curator Maiza Hixson, who is also an artist, sees curating as part of her art practice. In fact, as you can see from a video of hers included in the People’s Biennial at Haverford (until Mar 2), art and curating are completely co-mingled for Hixson. Hixson lives in Philadelphia and commutes to the DCCA in Wilmington; she’s a roommate of the Dufala Brothers and her art collaborator, Lauren Ruth, in a sprawling Chinatown apartment. A few months back Hixson and Ruth created a project space in their building’s tiny elevator. In February, The Shaft became the restaurant Le Shaft. See a video on her website. Hixson is from Kentucky and has some great singing chops. During our interview, she sings a Dolly Parton song for us, acappella.
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