Diana Chire
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Diana Chire | |
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| Education | Westminster University |
| Occupations | artist, editor and publisher |
| Website | https://www.dianachire.com/ |
Diana Chire is a Los Angeles‑based Somali artist and director who first drew national notice when she appeared nude in her exhibit at the 2015 Frieze Art Fair in London.[1][2][3][4] The central themes of her work are gender, sexuality and the nature of racial identity.[5] Her work has been exhibited in galleries from New York to Berlin and has been profiled in W Magazine, i‑D and Dazed & Confused. Her own publication, She‑Zine, presents cutting‑edge contributions from leading female artists. Her film A Living Sculpture was shot in London at Pinewood Studios and is currently screening on the festival circuit. Chire's work dissects female sexuality and racial identity in a raw, unflinching manner that refuses to apologise for its existence.
Biography
[edit]Chire was born in Somalia and moved to London, England, when she was five years old.[6][7] She studied at the University of Westminster.[1] She is the editor and publisher of the arts newspaper She‑Zine.[8]
Chire is recognised for performance pieces that concentrate on black female identity, that expose gender imbalances in the art world,[9] and for using her own body as a medium.[1][3][6][10] In 2016, she shaved her head, explaining that, as she had grown more at ease with employing her body as a medium, she no longer felt the need to wear weaves or straighten her hair in order to be beautiful.[7] She then stitched her weave onto pillowcases.[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Lawrence, Vanessa (7 March 2017). "How British Artist Diana Chire Uses Her Body as a Feminist Medium". W Magazine.
- ↑ "An Interview with the Video Artist and Curator Diana Chire in her Hackney Studio, London". Arteviste. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- 1 2 "Diana Chire invite les artistes femmes à se réapproprier leur corps". www.iggymagazine.com (in French). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "TAKE! EAT!". SUITCASE Magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Women Artists by Simone Steenberg". Vogue.it (in Italian). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- 1 2 "Artist Diana Chire on listening to black women's rage - Notion Magazine". Notion Magazine. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- 1 2 "This artist shaved her head to get back to her roots". Vice.com. 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ GQ. "Jeff Koons' Louis Vuitton bags are like marmite". Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "The guerilla exhibition promoting women artists on the doorstep of Frieze". Vice.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Who is Diana Chire?". Coeval Magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "This artist shaved her head, then stitched her weave onto pillowcases". Lost At E Minor. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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