Comparing two performance artists, Fox reflects on the complex dynamic of resistance vs. vulnerability in the face of hate crimes.
Oriana Fox
Oriana Fox is an artist and para-academic whose work explores the connection between self-disclosure, non-conformity, creativity, belonging and mental health. Her practice includes a live talk show series entitled The O Show and its spin-off podcast Multiple Os, which features interviews with artists, activists, sociologists and psychologists about the overlap between working on the self and working to change the world. With a PhD in Visual Cultures from Goldsmiths, University of London, Fox has exhibited her artwork in renowned art venues, including the ICA, Tate Modern, and the Orchard Gallery in New York, as well as Kunsthalle Wein in Vienna. She is currently working on a monograph titled Full Disclosure: Self-Care, Shame, and Feminist Performance Art.
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