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S3:E6 - Multidisciplinary Artist Kenya (Robinson)
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Kenya (Robinson) is a multidisciplinary artist born, raised and currently based in Gainesville, Florida and a self-proclaimed mischief-maker. She is a performance artist, voiceover artist, writer, sculptor, painter and more who studied at the Los Angeles Technical College before going on to study at Yale University and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She's had her art featured at a variety of museums and institutions including Deutsche Bank and the Smithsonian Museum, where one of her pieces is a part of their permanent collection. After creating and expounding upon her project, "White Man On a Pedestal (WMOAP)," Kenya joins the podcast just before heading off to London to work on what is sure to be an urban classic, "HOOD Tales!"
— The value of a woman's last name
— What inspires her art
— Recognizing universal through-lines in her exhibits
— Redefining what an artist is
— The current state of urban fiction
— How books mark time
— Affirming Blackness in a way that is not anti-Black
— Ghost writers
— The ups and downs of working with museums
— Curating an art show
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Manage episode 331318084 series 1936713
Kenya (Robinson) is a multidisciplinary artist born, raised and currently based in Gainesville, Florida and a self-proclaimed mischief-maker. She is a performance artist, voiceover artist, writer, sculptor, painter and more who studied at the Los Angeles Technical College before going on to study at Yale University and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She's had her art featured at a variety of museums and institutions including Deutsche Bank and the Smithsonian Museum, where one of her pieces is a part of their permanent collection. After creating and expounding upon her project, "White Man On a Pedestal (WMOAP)," Kenya joins the podcast just before heading off to London to work on what is sure to be an urban classic, "HOOD Tales!"
— The value of a woman's last name
— What inspires her art
— Recognizing universal through-lines in her exhibits
— Redefining what an artist is
— The current state of urban fiction
— How books mark time
— Affirming Blackness in a way that is not anti-Black
— Ghost writers
— The ups and downs of working with museums
— Curating an art show
Episode Links:
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Follow along on Instagram @somindboggling and @bettinagoolsby
Follow along on Twitter @somindboggling
Follow along on Facebook - Somindboggling Journeys
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/somindboggling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/somindboggling/support52 episodes
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