Diana Chire

Diana Chire
Born
Djibouti
EducationWestminster University
Occupationsartist, editor and publisher
Websitehttps://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. The central themes of her work are gender, sexuality and the nature of racial identity. 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

Chire was born in Somalia and moved to London, England, when she was five years old. She studied at the University of Westminster. She is the editor and publisher of the arts newspaper She‑Zine.

Chire is recognised for performance pieces that concentrate on black female identity, that expose gender imbalances in the art world, and for using her own body as a medium. 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. She then stitched her weave onto pillowcases.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lawrence, Vanessa (7 March 2017). "How British Artist Diana Chire Uses Her Body as a Feminist Medium". W Magazine.
  2. ↑ "An Interview with the Video Artist and Curator Diana Chire in her Hackney Studio, London". Arteviste. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ "TAKE! EAT!". SUITCASE Magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Women Artists by Simone Steenberg". Vogue.it (in Italian). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Artist Diana Chire on listening to black women's rage - Notion Magazine". Notion Magazine. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  7. 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.
  8. ↑ GQ. "Jeff Koons' Louis Vuitton bags are like marmite". Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "The guerilla exhibition promoting women artists on the doorstep of Frieze". Vice.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Who is Diana Chire?". Coeval Magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "This artist shaved her head, then stitched her weave onto pillowcases". Lost At E Minor. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.