:::incognitus::
A durational performance by Kunj hosted at Transformer nightly Wednesday, October 5 - Saturday, October 8, from 6-7pm
On a quest to understand customs-- who is she? Who is he? Or better yet, who are they? Only one way to find out. GAG!
Kunj explores both cultural and sexual identity through performative ritual with a focus on hetero-normative dissuasion. Questioning and rebelling against institutional ideas of race, gender, and queerness – Kunj often creates work is that is i...
:::incognitus::
A durational performance by Kunj hosted at Transformer nightly Wednesday, October 5 - Saturday, October 8, from 6-7pm
On a quest to understand customs-- who is she? Who is he? Or better yet, who are they? Only one way to find out. GAG!
Kunj explores both cultural and sexual identity through performative ritual with a focus on hetero-normative dissuasion. Questioning and rebelling against institutional ideas of race, gender, and queerness – Kunj often creates work is that is impermanent, using ritual performance and structure to explore the notion of no-identity versus new-identity. He received his BA in Anthropology and Studio Art from the University of Maryland, with emphasis on physical culture, identity, and printmaking, and has performed at Grace Exhibition Space (NY), EMP Collective (MD), and The National Portrait Gallery (DC).
:::Defy/Define:::
September 17 – October 22, 2016
Transformer launches our 15th Exhibition Season with Defy/Define, presenting the work of a select group of emerging visual artists exploring issues of identity through photography, video, and performance art.
Featuring works by Ebtisam Abdulaziz, Eli Barak, Jason Barnes for Noir Creative, Jo Ann Block, Nakeya Brown, Hoesy Corona, Rex Delafkaran, Kunj, and Renee Regan, Defy/Define seeks to address intersectionality within struggles to have racial, ethnic, cultural, sexual, and gender identities understood & accepted.
A full schedule of exhibition performances, artist talks, and artistic actions can be found at transformerdc.org
http://brightestyoungthings.com/articles/transformer-dc-turns-fifteen-this-season
Image Credit: Nakeya Brown, The Refutation of Good Hair