Purple magazine published an interview with Saj Issa in its issue number 46, the Peace Issue, for autumn 2026. The conversation is by Bill Powers, with portraits by the magazine's founder, Olivier Zahm. The online page carries a timestamp of 28 September 2026.
The opening states that the Palestinian American artist does not make what is usually called political art, and that there is no message to decode or slogan to proclaim, even as every work she creates is woven from the fabric of peace. Powers asks which artists have made pieces that warn of the horrors of war, naming Picasso, Henri Rousseau and Martha Rosler, before the talk turns to Issa's own paintings, including Sacrifice, 2026.
The on page heading is "saj issa", in lowercase, as the magazine styles it. The interview appears in English on Purple's French site.
Issa answers by turning from those historical examples to her own paintings, and to the way peace and war can sit inside a picture without a slogan on its surface. The portraits by Zahm show her in the studio and with the work.
Tabari represents Saj Issa.
