Diana Chire

Diana Chire is a London-based Egyptian artist and director who first received national attention when she presented herself nude in her exhibit at the 2015 Frieze Art Fair in London.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Her art themes feature gender, sexuality and the nature of racial identity.^[5]

Biography[]

Chire was born in Egypt, and moved to London, England, when she was five.^[6]^[7] She studied at Westminster University.^[1] She is the editor and publisher of arts newspaper She-Zine.^[8]

Chire is known for her performance artworks that focus on black female identity, exposing the gender imbalances in the art world,^[9] and for using her own body as a medium.^[1]^[3]^[6]^[10] She shaved her head in 2016, explaining that as she became more comfortable with using her body as a medium, she felt she no longer needed to wear weaves or straighten her hair to be beautiful.^[7] She stitched her weave onto pillowcases.^[11]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Lawrence, Vanessa. "How British Artist Diana Chire Uses Her Body as a Feminist Medium". W Magazine.
^ "An Interview with the Video Artist and Curator Diana Chire in her Hackney Studio, London". Arteviste. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Diana Chire invite les artistes femmes à se réapproprier leur corps". www.iggymagazine.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ Magazine, SUITCASE. "TAKE! EAT!". SUITCASE Magazine. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ "Women Artists by Simone Steenberg". Vogue.it (in Italian). 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Artist Diana Chire on listening to black women's rage - Notion Magazine". Notion Magazine. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "This artist shaved her head to get back to her roots". Vice.com. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ GQ. "Jeff Koons' Louis Vuitton bags are like marmite". Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ "The guerilla exhibition promoting women artists on the doorstep of Frieze". Vice.com. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ "Who is Diana Chire?". Coeval Magazine. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ "This artist shaved her head, then stitched her weave onto pillowcases". Lost At E Minor. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

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[:0-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Lawrence, Vanessa. "How British Artist Diana Chire Uses Her Body as a Feminist Medium". W Magazine.

[2] "An Interview with the Video Artist and Curator Diana Chire in her Hackney Studio, London". Arteviste. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[:1-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Diana Chire invite les artistes femmes à se réapproprier leur corps". www.iggymagazine.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[4] Magazine, SUITCASE. "TAKE! EAT!". SUITCASE Magazine. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[5] "Women Artists by Simone Steenberg". Vogue.it (in Italian). 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[notion-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Artist Diana Chire on listening to black women's rage - Notion Magazine". Notion Magazine. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[:2-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "This artist shaved her head to get back to her roots". Vice.com. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[8] GQ. "Jeff Koons' Louis Vuitton bags are like marmite". Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[9] "The guerilla exhibition promoting women artists on the doorstep of Frieze". Vice.com. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[10] "Who is Diana Chire?". Coeval Magazine. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[11] "This artist shaved her head, then stitched her weave onto pillowcases". Lost At E Minor. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

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