In Pre-Debate Online Fundraiser, Kamala Harris Talks Contemporary Art

Exactly three and a half hours before former Vice President Joe Biden walked onstage for the first presidential debate, his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, faced off with three contemporary artists to talk about art.

The event, which was billed as a “virtual kickoff” for online fundraiser Artists for Biden, featured Harris in dialogue with the celebrated photographers Carrie Mae Weems and Catherine Opie, as well as the artist and graphic designer Shepard Fairey, who created the Barack Obama “Hope” poster. Viewers of the event contributed from $100 to $10,000, with proceeds going to the Biden Victory Fund. The fundraiser itself runs Oct. 1-8.