Diana Chire Explained

Diana Chire is a Los Angeles-based Somali artist and director who first received national attention when she presented herself nude in her exhibit at the 2015 Frieze Art Fair in London.[1] [2] [3] [4] Her art themes feature gender, sexuality and the nature of racial identity.[5]

Biography

Chire was born in Somalia, and moved to London, England, when she was five.[6] [7] She studied at Westminster University. She is the editor and publisher of arts newspaper She-Zine.[8]

Chire is known for her performance artworks that focus on black female identity, exposing the gender imbalances in the art world,[9] and for using her own body as a medium.[10] She shaved her head in 2016, explaining that as she became more comfortable with using her body as a medium, she felt she no longer needed to wear weaves or straighten her hair to be beautiful. She stitched her weave onto pillowcases.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How British Artist Diana Chire Uses Her Body as a Feminist Medium. Lawrence. Vanessa. W Magazine.
  2. News: An Interview with the Video Artist and Curator Diana Chire in her Hackney Studio, London. Arteviste. 2018-03-29. en-US.
  3. Web site: Diana Chire invite les artistes femmes à se réapproprier leur corps. www.iggymagazine.com. fr-FR. 2018-03-29.
  4. News: TAKE! EAT!. SUITCASE Magazine. 2018-03-29. en-GB.
  5. News: Women Artists by Simone Steenberg. 2016-07-12. Vogue.it. 2018-03-29. it-IT.
  6. News: Artist Diana Chire on listening to black women's rage - Notion Magazine. 2016-12-07. Notion Magazine. 2018-03-29. en-GB.
  7. News: This artist shaved her head to get back to her roots. 2017-06-22. Vice.com. 2018-03-29. en-uk.
  8. News: Jeff Koons' Louis Vuitton bags are like marmite. GQ. 2018-03-29.
  9. News: The guerilla exhibition promoting women artists on the doorstep of Frieze. 2015-10-07. Vice.com. 2018-03-29. en-uk.
  10. News: Who is Diana Chire?. Coeval Magazine. 2018-03-29. en-US.
  11. News: This artist shaved her head, then stitched her weave onto pillowcases. 2017-08-01. Lost At E Minor. 2018-03-29. en-US.

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