Artist George McCalman Lays Bare White Racial Apathy in ‘Return to Sender’

In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, San Francisco-based
artist George McCalman says that just as he was processing his own
grief and anger, he found himself deluged with calls and emails
from white acquaintances. Some of the messages expressed concern,
but too many were clueless and empty, reflecting what he calls "an
echo chamber of fragility." For his latest project, McCalman
collected the phases that triggered him the most -- such as "Here
if you ever want to talk" or "For your selfcare" -- and created
paintings to reveal the "garish truth" that underlay them. We’ll
talk to McCalman about his show, called “Tell Me Three Things I Can
Do/Return To Sender.”