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CREATIVE  MIGRATIONS:

Carolina Alvarez-Mathies  

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4N Issue #4
This issue features eleven creatives from eleven different cities across India, Taiwan, South Korea, and China–working in a wide range of disciplines. From land art and graphic design to film and textile art, we spotlight their artistic practice and process, with thoughtful interview questions from guest editor Annette An-Jen Liu throughout.

This issue includes a new section, Expert Advice, with highlights from our discussion with US Immigration lawyers Betty Huang and Tao Lin, plus new Creative Migrations interviews with filmmaker Jeremiah Overman and cultural director Carolina Alvarez-Mathies.

FEATURING:
Shengxuan Hu, Xinan Helen Ran, Ziggy Zhenglong Yang, Jiayi Li, Tong Xie, Pei-Hsun Wu, Clarine Lee, Mingwei Zhong, Cara Cai, Nancy Nan, Kalyani Tupkary



PURCHASE




NEW on the 4N Blog -> Lingkaran in Ipoh, Malaysia -> NEW on the 4N Blog -> Carolina Alvarez-Mathies’ Creative Migration -> NEW on the 4N Blog -> 4N’s Origin Story ->


Mexico -> Turkey -> China -> Japan -> India -> Pakistan -> Colombia -> Vietnam -> Spain -> Germany -> Thailand -> South Korea -> Mexico -> Turkey -> China -> Japan -> India -> Pakistan -> Colombia -> Vietnam -> Spain -> Germany -> Thailand -> South Korea ->


4N Atlas

Explore a living map of our global contributors.

Each pin marks a city that has shaped an artist’s perspective and work, revealing the places that inform the ideas, styles, and voices featured in 4N magazine.

Explore each contributor’s discipline and access links to their portfolios directly through the interactive map, offering a broader look at the extraordinary talent included in our magazines.



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About 4N

Stemming from the creative platform of Special Special, 4N is a biannual magazine showcasing extraordinary foreign talent in America. We recognize the challenges faced by foreigners in obtaining sufficient credentials to demonstrate their value for staying in the United States, and 4N acts as a platform for those artists to present their work in the company of other talented creatives. Our goal for 4N is to create a community-based publication that honors and highlights the exciting work and personalities involved.        

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