This virtual exhibition explores the function of hair in contemporary black art, positioning it w... more This virtual exhibition explores the function of hair in contemporary black art, positioning it within Fred Moten's theory of 'blur'.
An essay exploring how Dominicans and Franciscans have different fundamental understandings of vi... more An essay exploring how Dominicans and Franciscans have different fundamental understandings of visual representations of their patron saint in relation to their status as 'alter Christus' - another Christ.
My postgraduate thesis deals with comparing the use of the body in Mexican-American performance a... more My postgraduate thesis deals with comparing the use of the body in Mexican-American performance artist Nao Bustamante's works to the ways that bodies are treated on the US-Mexico border, arguing that through her performances Bustamante succeeds in 'performing the borderland'.
'seal ends with hot water/moisturise the roots' is a virtual exhibition text which positions the ... more 'seal ends with hot water/moisturise the roots' is a virtual exhibition text which positions the use of hair in the work of black contemporary artists' within the realm of black thought.
This virtual exhibition explores the function of hair in contemporary black art, positioning it w... more This virtual exhibition explores the function of hair in contemporary black art, positioning it within Fred Moten's theory of 'blur'.
An essay exploring how Dominicans and Franciscans have different fundamental understandings of vi... more An essay exploring how Dominicans and Franciscans have different fundamental understandings of visual representations of their patron saint in relation to their status as 'alter Christus' - another Christ.
My postgraduate thesis deals with comparing the use of the body in Mexican-American performance a... more My postgraduate thesis deals with comparing the use of the body in Mexican-American performance artist Nao Bustamante's works to the ways that bodies are treated on the US-Mexico border, arguing that through her performances Bustamante succeeds in 'performing the borderland'.
'seal ends with hot water/moisturise the roots' is a virtual exhibition text which positions the ... more 'seal ends with hot water/moisturise the roots' is a virtual exhibition text which positions the use of hair in the work of black contemporary artists' within the realm of black thought.
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