InResidency by The Bureau of Queer Art is a media venture for Contemporary Queer & Allied Creatives to explore representation, identity, and themes of outsiderness in a culture of 'mall-ification'. “Queer' not as being about who you're having sex with (that can be a dimension of it); but 'queer' as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and that has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.” -Bell Hooks Apply to participate at BureauQueerArt.com
InResidency by The Bureau of Queer Art is a media venture for Contemporary Queer & Allied Creatives to explore representation, identity, and themes of outsiderness in a culture of 'mall-ification'. “Queer' not as being about who you're having sex with (that can be a dimension of it); but 'queer' as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and that has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.” -Bell Hooks Apply to participate at BureauQueerArt.com
Vicki Khuzami doesn’t tiptoe into queer art — she cartwheels in with boys, toys, humor, and a collector’s hunger that borders on mythic.
Vicki Khuzami no entra de puntitas al arte queer — entra dando volteretas, con muchachos, juguetes, humor y un hambre de coleccionar que roza lo mítico.
In this interview excerpt, she walks us through her world: tiny erotic drawings, the House of Dolores series, and her beloved cabinet of curiosities that eventually became The Octopusa — a self-portrait in eight arms grabbing every object that sparks joy, desire, or trouble.
En este fragmento de entrevista, nos lleva por su mundo: pequeños dibujos eróticos, la serie de la Casa de Dolores y su gabinete de curiosidades que terminó convirtiéndose en La Octopusa — un autorretrato de ocho brazos recolectando todo lo que enciende alegría, deseo o travesura.
Boys, eroticism, camp, romance-novel covers, gogo-boy ex-husbands… Vicki folds it all in.
Chicos, erotismo, camp, portadas de novelas románticas, ex-esposos gogo… Vicki lo mezcla todo.
And somehow it all lands exactly where queer art thrives: the sweet spot between innocence and heat.
Y de alguna manera aterriza justo donde el arte queer respira: el punto perfecto entre la inocencia y el calor.
Khuzami shows with Soho Project Space (NYC), who joined IMMORTAL this year with their signature bite.
Khuzami expone con Soho Project Space (NYC), quienes se unieron a IMMORTAL este año con su sello inconfundible.
This interview is part of our ongoing series celebrating artists weaving the queer cosmos together — from New York to CDMX and beyond.
Esta entrevista forma parte de nuestra serie que celebra a les artistas que traman el cosmos queer — de Nueva York a CDMX y más allá.
Vicki reminds us: collect what thrills you, draw what compels you, and never apologize for loving too much.
Vicki nos recuerda: colecciona lo que te emocione, dibuja lo que te obsesione y jamás pidas disculpas por amar demasiado.
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