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19 Dec

How Fakir Musafar made a few of history’s most

How Fakir Musafar made a few of history’s most
Extreme types of beauty are among the most beautiful manifestations of humanity's obsession with pain and pushing the boundaries of the human form. Beauty is Pain is a latest Dazed Beauty series by author Lexi Manatakis that traces the history of the world's most extreme body modifications while being an overarching interrogation of the philosophy of human pain and its link to beauty. “Physical difference frightens people in our culture greater than the rest. You'll be able to be aberrant as hell mentally, politically, socially, but do one little thing physically – put a bone in your nose – and boy, you are in trouble!” For extreme body modification artist Fakir Musafar, physical beauty is the last word type of taboo. From...
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24 Mar

How Fakir Musafar made a few of history’s most

How Fakir Musafar made a few of history’s most
From flesh hook suspension to genital piercings and tightlacing, for this artist pain was the last word form of beauty Extreme types of beauty are a number of the most beautiful manifestations of humanity's obsession with pain and pushing the boundaries of the human form. Beauty is Pain is a latest Dazed Beauty series by author Lexi Manatakis that traces the history of the world's most extreme body modifications while being an overarching interrogation of the philosophy of human pain and its link to beauty. “Physical difference frightens people in our culture greater than anything. You'll be able to be aberrant as hell mentally, politically, socially, but do one little thing physically – put a...
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7 Dec

In ‘Forothermore,’ Nick Cave Brings History’s Unheard Voices To

In ‘Forothermore,’ Nick Cave Brings History’s Unheard Voices To
Photo Credit: Sandro Miller For Nick Cave, art has at all times meant more to him than simply paint on a canvas. Since 1992, this Chicago native has worked tirelessly as a visible artist, designer, and educator that implemented compelling messages in his work. On November 18, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in Latest York City launched the acclaimed exhibition, Forothermore, recognizing that work. Curated by Naomi Beckwith, the pieces on display have fun three a long time of the artist’s practice as a vehicle for self-expression against ongoing injustice to his community. As a Black queer artist, Cave’s intention is to make his art accessible to all those that feel uncentered in society. His series of Soundsuits – wearable sculptures which...
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