LYLE ASHTON HARRIS AND RENEE COX, VENUS HOTTENTOT 2000, 1994

Unique Polaroid, 34 3/4 x 26 3/8 x 2 5/8 inches (88.3 x 67 x 6.7 cm) (Framed)

“Friends and sometimes collaborators Lyle Ashton Harris and Renee Cox became prominent in the 1990s with provocative work which invites controversy, challenging and subverting white patriarchal supremacy.

Their 1994 collaboration, Venus Hottentot 2000, transforms the tragic and exploited figure of Saartjie Baartman, also known as the Hottentot Venus, into a mighty woman warrior. In addition, both artists will discuss their distinct artistic practice and their mutual use of performative self-portraiture to explore Black identity, sexuality, and gender.” - Brandeis