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[thelittlestwing1991]

Dancing Gives My Body Back To Me

In a world that demands that I straighten and shrink myself, I haven’t always been comfortable enough to dance freely. But nothing makes me feel more connected to my community — or my own body.

“I dance when I get ready to leave for work because I can’t get out of bed without help from Drake or Future or Rihanna or Beyoncé or Teddy Afro or Vybz Kartel or Aventura. I dance when I sit at my desk because sometimes a subtle twerk makes time spent clearing my inbox move faster than the bass. I dance while I cook dinner, stirring on beat (you know, the flickadawrist). It is how I unwind after a long week, how I check in with what my body needs, how I reset my internal compasses. But even when I dance alone, the act is not solitary. Dancing offers me my most visceral connection to the communities that have shaped me, a chance to quite literally embody my influences.”

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I’ve been meaning to do this for so long- so here it is, my first Birth Chart Reading giveaway! All of you have been incredibly kind and supportive of my work throughout these past 2 years, so this is a thank you<3 (Can you tell I’m a Pisces?). Now onto more important info:

Rules

Must be following me, Zodiac–signs.tumblr.com

Each reblog counts as an entry, multiple reblogs allowed

Make sure you have your inbox open by the 29th!

If chosen, you’ll have 48 hours to reply before I choose someone else

The 2 winners will be picked at random, using random.org

Both winners will receive a Full Natal Report written by me and preferably sent via e-mail. For this, you have to be willing to provide me with your name (or nickname), birth date, birth place, birth time and e-mail. If you’re not comfortable enough to share this info, I won’t be able to write your report (they are 100% personalized). Alright, that’s it. Any questions you might have, you can message me here: http://crystallizedzodiac.tumblr.com/ask

Much love, Crystal.

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I've always been interested in minorities within different minorities: sexual minorities, gender minorities, ethnic and economic minorities – outsiders. The most consistent thing in my work has actually been immigrants. Things overlap, so whether it's immigrants with a particular sexual orientation or whether it's immigrants with different musical interests, it's always been a constant in a strange way. I've always felt some connection with other immigrants because of being one myself. I notice the difference between meeting people with whom I share this particular immigrant sensibility or subjectivity, and those who were born in Britain. You haven't watched the same childrens programmes, your cultural and emotional frame of reference is different, your confidence in using the English language is different. Also, this feeling of being a guest produces interesting side-effects, like not feeling as free to criticize the government, knowing how much worse it is where you come from, not feeling like you can really have a say, or feeling like a fraud if you did say something because you are not from here. You often end up producing your own networks based on more improvized structures, or suddenly shifting into your first language when you are angry or excited, and looking for simulated experiences in London that remind you of home.

Oreet Ashery,’Role Play: Oreet Ashery in Conversation with Amal Khalaf, Ibraaz [http://www.ibraaz.org/interviews/174]

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The only ones that mattered/gave us the looks we didn’t know we needed.

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“Oh, excuse me! My hand shakes so when I’m around you.” Baby Face (1933) dir. Alfred E. Green

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We were all young once

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#sundays #vibes #playlist #recklessplaylists

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Lover, you should have come over

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<<<Cihuanaba’s Art History Survival Kit Vol.1 >>>

Are you an Art Student of Color (ASoC) and you’re tired of that trash called “Gardner’s Art Through the Ages”, try these:

Mixed Blessings: New Art in a Multicultural America | Make sure to get the 2000 version with the new preface, some of the language feels dated since it is from the 90′s, but this has been instrumental in placing myself within a timeline of artists of color living in the USA from the 1960s-1990′s. It’s super cheap on amazon and I recommend this highly. This is seminal. 

Contemporary Art in Asia: A Critical Reader | Anytime you see Melissa Chiu and Benjamin Genocchio listed as contributors or editors, buy it. This book brings together a huge stack of important essays on Contemporary Art in Asia going back to the 90′s. It’s been super important to me.

 Contemporary Languages from Centro América | The only textbook for Contemporary Art in Central America and it was done with so much criticality and love. The chief editor is a spaniard, but she pretty much gives the reins to Central Americans themselves who as artists and curators and historians contribute essays, conversations of their own. So many beautiful plates of artwork and descriptions. I bought this book at 65.00 and amazon a month later listed them for 20.00 dollars and now they are at 8.00. I’m angry, but happy for you cuz it’s such a steal now.

Pepón Osorio (A Ver) | I had to include one of my favorite artists and this wonderful monogram by Jennifer Gonzalez really was well done with large plates of the work and a concise overview of his work.

Inuit Women Artists | I got this book for 2.00 at a yard sale, and what a steal. It is really big and so the plates are massive. Each artist talks about their work which was really amazing because you got so much about their process, but also history and background on their lives and surroundings.

Diaspora, Memory, Place: David Hammons, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Pamela Z | I keep raving about this book, it’s my newest purchase. The book is about 10-12 inches and really thick. Beautifully printed with interviews and essays and beautiful plates of work. A definite must for those interested in not just these three artists, but about art of the african diaspora.

Modern Art in Africa, Asia and Latin America: An Introduction to Global Modernisms | I have not read this one, but Melissa Chiu (Editor), Benjamin Genocchio (Editor) are listed so this should be amazing. It was marketed as a counterbook to most art history college course books so I bet it packs a bunch of punches against the whiteness found in most college art history texts.

Unseen Mendieta: The Unpublished Works of Ana Mendieta | After reading so many horrible books about Ana Mendieta from White Americans, finally a book by her close friend Olga Viso who is also Cuban. This book has whole page plates of her unseen works and looks at her different eras. A must have.

When The Stars Begin to Fall | I worked at the ICA, Boston in the education department and this was one of the exhibition’s I loved teaching people about the most on a day to day. Thomas J. Lax is a young curator, but one of the best out there and this catalog is must have for what I think is a groundbreaking exhibition. 

Imperfect Chronology: Arab Art from the Modern to the Contemporary Works from the Barjeel Art Foundation | Barjeel Art Foundation has an archive on their website which I would definitely check out if you can’t afford this book because all the art works are able to be seen there. I would definitely buy it for Omar Kholeif who is the editor as well as the other contributors who are scholars, curators and artists themselves who add essays. 

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New Kelela!

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