Lorraine O'Grady presents a reading of Olympia's Maid: Reclaiming
Black Female Subjectivity as part of the Future Feminism show at The Hole, New York.
But there's no real home - place for
black female subjectivity as represented in painting.
Not exact matches
Lorraine O» Grady is a New York - based interdisciplinary artist whose performances, photo and video installations, and critical writings locate timeless values in such topical issues
as diaspora, hybridity, and
black female subjectivity.
As an interdisciplinary artist, Leigh works in ceramics, performance, and installation to investigate what she refers to as «black female subjectivities.&raqu
As an interdisciplinary artist, Leigh works in ceramics, performance, and installation to investigate what she refers to
as «black female subjectivities.&raqu
as «
black female subjectivities.»
Simone Leigh describes her practice
as «an object - based on - going exploration of
black female subjectivity.
But more than just dinner talk, these conversations have addressed topics such
as police violence, the 2016 Pulse nightclub shootings in Orlando and the need for sanctuary spaces;
black female and male
subjectivity; and racial subjugation in Latin American history.
While the body appears in a literal sense in Antoni's works, most notably
as a vehicle for creation, Leigh contemplates its representation through investigations into
black female subjectivity and constructed archetypes.
In addition to her work
as a visual artist, she has also made innovative contributions to cultural criticism with her writings, including the now canonical article, «Olympia's Maid: Reclaiming
Black Female Subjectivity».