Elizondo Griest’s work wrestles with the question “Is Art Enough?” More completely, she asks, is it enough to dedicate one’s whole self to the pursuit of art to the exclusion of other things that others value, such as family, friends, or a stable career?

During this moment of national madness, the work of Jason de León, winner of the National Book Award and Professor of Anthropology and Chicana, Chicano, and Central American Studies, forces us to confront the idea that either we are all sacred or none of us is sacred.