Nari Ward, We the People (black version) (2015), shoelaces, 96″ × 27′ (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas. photo by Cdward C. Robinson III) I can’t say with certainty whether God exists or not. I tend to the latter because of the way I view the matter. I’m skeptical. It’s the proof in the pudding kind of thing. I feel quizzical, quaint. I ask questions. I look for proof. I’m intrigued by the chain of evidence driven by rigorous inquiry.