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The Here Project: Pride And Belonging In African Art
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200 Stunning Images In This Companion Book To The SmithsonianS National Museum Of African Art Exhibition Celebrates More Than 60 Lgbtq+ African Artistswe Are Here. This Powerful Volume Platforms Artists Whose Work Reflects Their Identities And Experiences As African Lgbtq+ Individuals. Its Very Existence Challenges Homophobia By Centering Queer Voices And Visions Amidst Historical Legacies Of Erasure And Repression. At The Same Time, The Lgbtq+ Experience In Africa Is Not Monolithic. Political, Social, And Cultural Freedoms And Limits Vary Widely Across Both The Continent And The Wider Diaspora, And The Artists Represented Here Have Also Been Selected To Help Readers Recognize That Diversity.More Than 200 Stunning Images Represent A Range Of Media, Including Painting, Photography, Digital Art, Fashion, Installation, And Performance. The Empowering And Evocative Imagery Makes Visible Marginalized Bodies And Lives: AthiPatra RugaS Tapestry Versatile Queen Presents Himself In Drag To Confront Normative Ideas Of Blackness And Masculinity; Zanele MuholiS SelfPortrait Muholi Muholi, Parktown Uses Makeup And Saturation To Highlight The Blackness Of Their Skin Tone In Contrast To Prevailing Representations Of Black Women; MehdiGeorges LahlouS Sculpture Of A Man With Rainbow Blown Glass Bananas Atop His Head Recalls Exoticized Colonial Imagery.The Text Approaches Artworks At An Intimate Level And Places Them In Larger Historical And Artistic Contexts. Grouping The Works In Thematic Sections Draws Parallels Across Art And Fosters Ongoing Conversations:Family: Explores How Birth And Chosen Families Shape Understanding Of Awareness Of Self And The World Intimacy: Considers SelfRealization Made Possible Through Bodily Connection Joy: Focuses On Stories Of Happiness, Connection, And Pleasure, Contradicting Stereotypes Of Queer Trauma Spirit: Represents African Faith Traditions And Shows Space For Queer People Fluidity: Disrupts Expectations Of Gendered Categories Belong: Asserts How Queer PeopleS Experiences Are Rooted In The Larger History And Cultures That Shaped Them Action: Expresses Political Activism At Its Heart Futures: Presents Utopian Visions Of A World To Comein Its Continental And Diasporic Survey Of Queer African Art And Artists, The Here Project Is Rare In Its Scope And Scale And Pays Beautiful Tribute To Contemporary Artists Making Essential Work.
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