For us at Juxtapoz, putting out a magazine in 2020, with the pandemic and social justice revolution after the George Floyd murder, was, in a sense, a reaction to something very visceral. Our Kelly Beeman cover illustrated a sense of being locked up at home, with family but tension. Bisa Butler was a celebration of the strength of Black American craft, and Amani Lewis provided a context of identity in a post-COVID, post-Floyd discourse. Then there was the Spring of 2021, and we were looking for some hope, a cover of collective sharing, giving each support, a way out of homes, off our screens, and brought back into the physical world. Yusuke Hanai’s imagery gave that soulful energy we needed.…
