On the Transgender Day of Remembrance, we highlight two artists from the exhibition Nobody Promised

On the Transgender Day of Remembrance, we highlight two artists from the exhibition Nobody Promised You Tomorrow, now in its final month.Exploring the in/visibility and intersectionality of queer Brown and Black experience, David Antonio Cruz’s serieswegivesomuchandgivenothingatall pay homage to trans women of color who were murdered in 2017–18. Runlittlewhitegirl, portrait of the girls (2018) is a portrait representing all the many who are misidentified, misgendered, disappeared, or not reported. Cruz’s visual vocabulary, with the impressionistic rendering of skin tones and the formal composition reminiscent of art history’s Three Graces retrieves the beauty and individuality of his subjects while imbuing a sense of divinity. Runlittlewhitegirl, portrait of the girls calls attention to the flagrant injustice and violence faced by trans community, especially trans women of color, highlighting an urgent need for change. Linda LaBeija’s song Urgency, exhibited next to Cruz’s portraits, is both a reflection on loss and a powerful call to action for the safety and well-being of trans women, and fuses poetry, hip-hop, and house music. Listen to Linda LaBeija’s song Urgency on her Soundcloud page, or at the exhibition, and see David Antonio Cruz’s enduring portraits.Posted Yiran ChiImage: David Antonio Cruz (American, born 1974). runlittlewhitegirl, portrait of the girls, 2016/2017. Oil and enamel on birch panel. Courtesy of the artist. © David Antonio Cruz. (Photo: Anthony Alvarez) -- source link

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