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The Museum of Trans Hirstory and Art (MOTHA) is a museum founded in 2013 by artist Chris E. Vargas. The museum conveys transgender culture and history into the light..[1] The museum operates as an open-air museum, meaning that it does not have a building but instead offers exhibits in different museums or galleries in the United States of America. The mission of MOTHA is to provide viewers with the chance to not only experience the visual histories of transgender individuals across a timeline but also to acknowledge the comprehensive history of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.[2] The museum is "forever under construction, " meaning the project is consistently expanding under multiple artistic forms through galleries, performances, and poster graphics[1][2]
Projects
editTrans Hirstory in 99 Objects
editTrans Hirstory in 99 Objects, a project organized by the Museum of Trans Hirstory & Art is inspired by the Smithsonian's book American History in 101 Objects.[3]
The Museum of Trans Hirstory & Art has published the book, Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects. This book details a variety of artworks and artifacts that spotlight histories of both gender-nonconforming and transgender communities and is a part of the abstract art project that is MOTHA. This project celebrates and highlights the struggles and victories of such communities, spanning over four centuries through the lens of a gender-neutral, transgender history. This novel offers contributions by many poets, activists, scholars, and artists, who all reflect on the historical erasure that has existed in the lives of such communities. It is edited by David Frantz, Christina Linden, and Chris E. Vargas. Some notable contributions to this collection include Sandy Stone, Vaginal Davis, Kate Bornstein, Dean Spade, Leah DeVun, and much more..[4] It has been reviewed by Susan Stryker, a Dean's Professor at the University of Southern California who finds it to be "the best work of transgender art history in the history of art history to date" (The University of Chicago Press, 2024)[4]. This book is 304 pages long and was published in 2024[4]
Exhibitions: Public Art
editSunset Spectacular Billboard (2022–2023)
editFrom November 2022 to February 2023, MOTHA made its premiere through the Sunset Spectacular Billboard..[5] This public art was displayed on the streets of Sunset Boulevard and Holoway Drive in Los Angeles, California. Through videos and pictures, the billboard showcased memorable transgender activists and artists throughout history. This public art was intended to highlight one of the missions of the museum, being to bring a platform to trans and gender-nonconforming culture and art[5]. Some activists and artists that were included in this public art video included Chaz Bono, Reed Erickson, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, Kate Bornstein, and many others[5]
Group Exhibitions:
editWild- Transgender and the Communities of Desire (2017)
editFrom April 6th to June 18th, 2017, the Edith-Russ-Haus for Media Art presented the exhibition Wild-Transgender and the Communities of Desire.[6]. This exhibition was located in Oldenburg, Germany. It highlights modern art pieces detailing the challenges lived by transgender communities. The exhibition was inspired by Jack Halberstams's ideas of "wild" and calls to question how gender variation contests the binary ideas presented in society[6]. One of the exhibition's goals is to display to the viewers the different ways in which an individual may live as well as presenting different transgender voices and narratives. This exhibition calls for the critique of heteronormative society as it argues for additional perspectives on life and love. This exhibition argues that communities can be seen through support and friendship, finding strength in uniqueness. This exhibition features "Transvestism in the News (2015)", a collage made up of headlines from the early and mid-20th century created by Louise Lawrence.[7] This exhibition features contributions by Pauline Boudry, Renate Lorenz, Zanele Muholi, and others[6]
Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon (2017–2018)
editFrom September 17th, 2017 to January 1st, 2018 The New Museum located in New York, New York presented "Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon"..[8] This exhibition hopes to evoke to the audiences the challenges and traumas that exist in gender non-conforming communities. The exhibition examines how the roles of gender influence art, culture, and politics. This exhibition was curated by Johanna Burton, Sara O' Keeffe, and Natalie Bell[8]
Y'all Better Quiet Down (2019)
editFollowing the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots the Bureau of General Services- Queer Division & Leslie- Lohman Museum of Art, had collaborated with MOTHA to bring "Y'all Better Quiet Down"..[9] This exhibition was from June 14 to September 15, 2019, and installed in New York, New York. This group exhibition presents art, protest banners, and stories in recognition of Sylvia Rivera, a transgender activist, 1973 speech "Y'all Better Quiet Down"[9]. This exhibition centers around the struggles that many transgender and gender non-conforming communities faced when attempting to fight for liberation. Some art featured in this exhibition includes pins that emphasize "Gay Power" and transgender activist, Marsha P. Johnson. This exhibition was curated by artists Nelson Santos and Jeanne Vaccaro[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Hernández, Sarita (2019). "Resisting the Museum: Archiving Trans* Presence and Queer Futures with Chris E. Vargas". American Quarterly. 71 (2): 371–378. doi:10.1353/aq.2019.0031. ISSN 1080-6490.
- ^ a b "MOTHA". Chris E Vargas. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "Transgender History in 99 Objects: Legends & Mythologies | One Archives". one.usc.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ a b c Frantz, David Evans; Linden, Christina; Vargas, Chris E. (eds.). Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects. Hirmer Publishers.
- ^ a b c "Public Art Installations". MOTHA. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ a b c "Wild - Transgender and the Communities of Desire". MOTHA. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ shop, Museum of Transgender Hirstory & Art gift. "Transvestism in the News poster". Museum of Transgender Hirstory & Art gift shop. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ a b "Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon". MOTHA. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ a b c "Y'all Better Quiet Down". MOTHA. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
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