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A particular piece of art was emblematic of my college artistic education: a massive rectangle, painted in the style of a Persian carpet, on a tiger, peacock, and doe. The focal point: two dark-skinned nude women. It’s an interesting painting, with beautiful colors. But I’m not sure what it means.
Valerie is Ideas Editor at The Dispatch, based in New York City. Prior to joining the company in 2025, she worked at The New York Times and NewsGuard Technologies, and she is currently a Novak Fellow through The Fund for American Studies. When Valerie isn’t commissioning and editing the next big essay for The Dispatch, she is probably people-watching in a funky cafe or scheming up her next oddly-themed party.
