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Julian Lucas

Julian Lucas, a staff writer, began contributing to The New Yorker in 2018.

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How El Anatsui Broke the Seal on Contemporary Art
profiles ·

His runaway success began with castaway junk: a bag of bottle caps along the road. Now, Julian Lucas writes, the Ghanaian sculptor is redefining Africa’s place in the global art scene.

Can Slavery Reënactments Set Us Free?
american chronicles ·

Underground Railroad simulations have ignited controversy about whether they confront the country’s darkest history or trivialize its gravest traumas, Julian Lucas writes.