He Said, They Said: James Bantone at Coalmine
<p>For his solo show, <em>He Said, They Said</em> at Coalmine, James Bantone uses the essential aesthetic features of the barbershop to recreate a framework of exposure and community-generating. His transformation of the space into one dedicated to self-expression and queerness relies on the subversion of tropes such as ambiguity, exclusion, as well as empowerment. Dealing with different modes of self-concealment and self-expression, the exhibition enforces a form of self-determination while simultaneously creating allusions to the limits of social constructions.</p>
Authors: Otto Bonnen
Subject: James Bantone
Series Editor: Lucie Kolb, Pablo Müller, Barbara Preisig, Judith Welter
Art Director: Sabo Day
Code: FLX Labs
Part of: Brand-New-Life Magazine
ISBN: 22979220
ISSN: 2297-9220