A small but impactful exhibition at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art complicates questions of identity and the canon.
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Posted inFilm
Joyland Is a Cautionary Tale on the Pitfalls of Belonging
Saim Sadiq’s crushing debut, the first Pakistani film to be shortlisted for the Oscars, is imbued with a crisis of space.
Posted inFilm
Seven Recommended Films From the Dominican Republic
Whether documentary, experimental, or somewhere in between, there is no shortage of intriguing Dominican films through which to consider life on the island.
Posted inBooks
N.V. Parekh and the Rise of Studio Photography in East Africa
Isolde Brielmaier’s book I Am Sparkling illustrates how Parekh’s studio became a place for sitters to assert their agency in a changing world.
Posted inArt
Brad Kahlhamer and the Amalgamations of Existence
Relationships, not isolation, inform Kahlhamer’s ideas of identity
Posted inArt
Ecological Art Infused by Memoir and Identity
Gyun Hur’s and Shoshanna Weinberger’s installations emphasize poetic innuendo rather than overt autobiography.
Posted inOpinion
Why We Need a Feminist Manifesta of the Blockchain
The blockchain signals a shift in our identity formation in the 21st century.
Posted inFilm
Another Asian American Actor’s Not-So-Hollywood Ending
To be Chinese in Hollywood meant that your name didn’t matter — no one in the audience would remember you or send you a fan letter.
Posted inFilm
What Hollywood Does to Asian Actors
Hollywood stereotypes define the Asian male as bowing, scraping, obsequious, devious, sneaky, dismal, and sexually frustrated.
Posted inArt
A Probing Look at How We Perform and Present the Self
Show Me As I Want to Be Seen resists imposed and idealized models of being by probing the self — the unstable, performative essence of humanity — and bringing it to life with art.
Posted inIn Brief
Ponder Your Multiple Personalities, Get More Creative
A recent study suggests that reflecting on the fluidity of identity can enhance creativity.
