‘Temporary Fabulous Zones’: Che Gossett and Wu Tsang in conversation

Artist Wu Tsang joins writer and critical theorist Che Gossett for thisÌý´Ç²Ô±ô¾±²Ô±ðÌý±ð±¹±ð²Ô³Ù.ÌýOver the last decade, Tsang’sÌý²¹·É²¹°ù»å-·É¾±²Ô²Ô¾±²Ô²µÌýwork in film, performance, and sculpture has engaged marginalised histories and narratives and interrogated regimes of visibility and visuality, particularly with regard to processes of gendering and racialisation. GossettÌý²õ±è±ð³¦¾±²¹±ô¾±²õ±ð²õÌýin queer and trans studies, abolitionist thought, and black study,Ìý³¦´Ç²Ô²õ¾±»å±ð°ù¾±²Ô²µÌýthese in relation to contemporary art practices.ÌýThis event brings Tsang and Gossett togetherÌýin a critical discussion ofÌýart, visibility, black and trans poetics, collaboration, and more.ÌýÌý

Che Gossett is a Black non binary femme writer and critical theorist specializing in queer/trans studies, aesthetic theory, abolitionist thought and black study. They were a 2019-2020 Helena Rubenstein Fellow in the Whitney Independent Study Program. They are currently the Racial Justice Postdoctoral Scholar at the Center for Contemporary Critical Thought at Columbia University and recently co-edited a special issue of Trans Studies Quarterly with Professor Eva Hayward, on trans in a time of HIV/AIDS.ÌýÌýÌý

Wu Tsang is an award-winning filmmaker and visual artist who combines documentary and narrative techniques with fantastical detours into the imaginary. Tsang is a 2018 MacArthur “Geniusâ€� Fellow and her projects have been presented at museums, biennales, and film festivals internationally. She has won numerous awards including 2016 Guggenheim (film/video), 2018 Hugo Boss Prize nominee, and Rockefeller Foundation. Wu Tsang received a BFA (2004) from the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and an MFA (2010) from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Currently, she is a director-in-residence atÌýSchauspielhausÌýZürich.Ìý

Organised by Andrew Cummings (91Ó°ÊÓ)Ìý

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11 Nov 2021

Thursday 11th November, 5pm - 6pm GMT

Online 

Registration closes 30 minutes before the event start time. If you do not receive log in details on the day of the event, please contactÌýresearchforum@courtauld.ac.ukÌýÌý

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