Lina Iris Viktor, Yaa Asantewaa, 2016

In need of an uplifting read? May we recommend our six-part series, Reflections on Euphoria

, in which a selection of brilliant contemporary artists describe their experiences with euphoria—from what it looks, feels, sounds and tastes like to how they evoke it in their work. First up is Liberian-British conceptual artist, painter, and performance artist, Lina Iris Viktor, who paints a rich and expansive image of Black history through her beautiful and complex self-portraits. “Whatever euphoria is,” Viktor writes, “it’s intense, it’s supreme, and it’s above the normal state of being”. Read the rest of the multi-disciplinary artist’s insightful musings on the subject here, or in issue 44

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