Sexual Hybrids: From Oriental Exotic to Postcolonial Grotesque
Parachute, Apr. 1993, no. 70, pp. 22-29
This article examines a number of videos that put forward alternative sexual representations in the context of post colonial culture, and are positioned to disconnect the entire uneasy constellation of race, nationalism, and sexuality. The full text in English is followed by a brief synopsis in French.
ITEM 1993.018 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Those Fluttering Objects of Desire – Shu Lea Cheang
Chinese Characters – Richard Fung
Measures of Distance – Mona Hatoum
Khush – Pratibha Parmar
Sally's Beauty Spot – Helen Lee