Chris E. Vargas (he/him) is a video maker, interdisciplinary artist, & the self appointed executive director of MOTHA, The Museum of Trans Hirstory and Art. He joins Wesley (he/him) to talk about:
Trans representation in popular culture
Trans icons & iconography
What makes a piece of artwork “trans”
For more about Chris, visit his website or follow him on instagram @chrisevargas
For more on MOTHA, visit the website or follow them on instagram @m_o_t_h_a
References:
Riki Wilchins & The Transexual Menace
Works / Artists Cited:
The Crying Game
Ma Vie En Rose
Desperate Living
ORLAN
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge & Lady Jaye
SOPHIE
Cut for time / Honorable Mentions:
Disclosure
Titane
Border
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Special thanks to our producer, Oliver Slate-Greene (he/him), Emily Bate (she/her) for the perfect theme song and Charley Parden (he/they) for writing the iconic lyrics.
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