Yinka Shonibare’s The Swing (2001) —a work that is a direct adapatation of
Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s L’Escarpolette (1767). Shonibare’s headless mannequin—an allusion to the downfall of the aristocracy post-French Revolution—is dressed in African print Dutch wax printed cotton dress, a historically burdened fabric that represents the diaspora and postcolonial hybridity that is central to his practice.
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calming websites
okay! so. here are some websites that i’ve found helpful, as distractions or deterrents from anxiety and/or sadness.
- silk - use rotational symmetry to create beautful art
- create your own nebula - the title says it all
- looking at something - rain sound effect, move…
(Source: drunkonstephen)
how to excite a large crowd of white people:
- play don’t stop believin’ by journey
(Source: whitelaws)
“i’m black and it doesn’t offend me”
“i’m gay and it doesn’t offend me”
WELL thank you for being the voice of an entire group of people wow anyone else that’s offended is completely wrong so sorry


