Hi Liz,
The Iniva library holds several items covering hair - including Sonia
Boyce's Hair: a photo essay; Zarina Bhimji's I will always be here
(which includes an interview with Boyce; and Philippe Pirotte's Beyond
desire which looks at the influence of African culture on western
fashion and vice versa - with a section on hair. Iniva's Meshac Gaba
exhibition (15 Oct 2006) where the artist produced hair sculpture was
accompanied by events focusing on hair. This can be seen on our website
at http://www.iniva.org/exhibitions_projects/2006
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research, please ring or mail me as research is by appointment only. We
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contact details are below)
Best,
Maxine
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From: The Black and Asian Studies Association
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gail Cameron
Sent: 15 October 2007 08:47
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Subject: Hair
Hi Liz
In 2001 Carol Tulloch curated a small exhibition about black hairstyles
at the V&A. It was complemented by a series of talks and a
cataloguing/collecting project.
You can find more information here:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/contemporary/day_record/nails/index.php
You might also like to look at the work of artist Sonia Boyce. Her work
explores issues of race, ethnicity and stereotype through many media.
I'm pretty sure she produced a photographic series on 'black blondes'
and certainly created pieces from collected black hair for her show 'Do
you want to touch?'. There is more information about her on the INiVA
website:
http://www.iniva.org/library/archive/people/b/boyce_sonia
Hope this helps
Gail
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