Round Up Week of June 7
/The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries:
1) trans models changing the modeling Industry
MODELS ON THE CHRISTIAN SIRIANO SPRING 2018 RUNWAY; ©IMAGE: IMAXTREE
We all want to see more models we can relate to, a demand the fashion industry is finally starting to respond to with some of the most diverse fashion seasons in history. Though there is still a long way to go until we reach full fashion democracy, theFashionSpot’s diversity reports have charted incremental changes in race, size, age and gender identity representation on runways and the pages of fashion magazines.
2) Queer artists of color dominate 2021's must-see LGBTQ art shows
.© A closeup of Naima Green's "Pursuit," which is part of the exhibition "Brief and Drenching" at Fotografiska in New York through April 18, 2021.Megan Madden
“Between this historic moment and the pandemic, this June has been a Pride Month like no other in recent memory. But, welcomely, it bears close resemblance to Pride Months past, when the emphasis was on protest and rebellion—often led by Black and brown LGBTQ+ activists—rather than empty, corporate parades. “This year, now and always, we must remember that Pride was always intended to be a revolt, an uprising, a confrontation with the anti-Black police state and transphobic regimes,” says Golden, a Black gender nonconforming trans-femme photographer. They are one of the 21 queer photographers—all of whom are also Black, indigenous, and/or people of color—whom W asked to illustrate how they personally define pride and queer identity this June. Celebrate Pride with a spectrum of opinions on what exactly that means, here.”
© Zanele Muholi’s portrait Julie I, Parktown, Johannesburg 2016. Photograph: Zanele Muholi/Courtesy of the artist and Stevenson, Cape Town/Johannesburg and Yancey Richardson, New York
3) Zanele Muholi's queer South Africa: 'I do not dare shoot at night. It is not safe'
The non-binary photographer chronicles the harsh realities of life for LGBTQ+ people in a hostile country. Ahead of a major Tate show, the artist reveals why ‘just existing is political’
4) 21 Queer BIPOC Photographers Illustrate What “Pride” Really Means
© Plutonia Blue, (2019). Photograph by Avion Pearce
As the world’s top art museums strive — like everyone — to return to some sense of normalcy after a year of pandemic-induced chaos, an exciting new landscape of LGBTQ-themed art shows has begun to unfold for 2021, one in which queer artists of color are perhaps better represented than they’ve ever been before.
From emerging talents like Naima Green to more established artists like Zanele Muholi, Black and brown voices are headlining a bold lineup of global exhibits.
5) Annie Tritt: Transcending Self
© Annie Tritt
Nearly 50% of all transgender youth will have one suicide attempt before their 20th birthday. Globally, a transgender person is murdered every 29 hours. Visibility is one of the strongest tools we have against this.