Diana Chire

Diana Chire is a London-based Egyptian artist and director who first received national attention when she presented herself nude in her exhibit at the 2015 Frieze Art Fair in London.[1][2][3][4] Her art themes feature gender, sexuality and the nature of racial identity.[5]

Founder of She-Zine and celebrated performance artist on creating a platform dedicated to the inspiring stories of the modern woman.[6]

Biography

Chire was born in Egypt, and moved to London, England, when she was five.[7][8] She studied at Westminster University.[1] She is the editor and publisher of arts newspaper She-Zine.[9]

Chire is known for her performance artworks that focus on black female identity, exposing the gender imbalances in the art world,[10] and for using her own body as a medium.[1][3][7][11] She shaved her head in 2016, explaining that as she became more comfortable with using her body as a medium, she felt she no longer needed to wear weaves or straighten her hair to be beautiful.[8] She stitched her weave onto pillowcases.[12]

References
  1. Lawrence, Vanessa. "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 2018-03-29.
  3. "Diana Chire invite les artistes femmes à se réapproprier leur corps". www.iggymagazine.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  4. Magazine, SUITCASE. "TAKE! EAT!". SUITCASE Magazine. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  5. "Women Artists by Simone Steenberg". Vogue.it (in Italian). 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  6. "Welcome to Mortimer House". Mortimer House. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  7. "Artist Diana Chire on listening to black women's rage - Notion Magazine". Notion Magazine. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  8. "This artist shaved her head to get back to her roots". Vice.com. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  9. GQ. "Jeff Koons' Louis Vuitton bags are like marmite". Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  10. "The guerilla exhibition promoting women artists on the doorstep of Frieze". Vice.com. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  11. "Who is Diana Chire?". Coeval Magazine. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  12. "This artist shaved her head, then stitched her weave onto pillowcases". Lost At E Minor. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2018-03-29.


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