Episode 61: Unraveling with Sonya Clark
What speaks more to culture and personal identity than hair? How does a flag made for division and strife persevere to be made into art? Today, your favorite hosts dive deep into the illustrious story of Sonya Clark and investigate cultural identity. Join us as we continue to unravel the Black American narrative, one confederate flag at a time; contemplate the many thousands of combs that make up some Sonya Clark installations; beg your hosts to stop with the musical segways; and, delight in how cool it would be to have Sonya Clark as a professor.
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Our music was written and recorded by Elene Kadagidze.
Our cover art was designed by Lindsey Anton-Wood.
Sources:
Wikipedia contributors (n.d.) Sonia Clark. In Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonya_Clark
Sonyaclark (n.d.). Retrieved from: http://sonyaclark.com
National Museum of Women in the Arts (n.d.). Sonya Clark: Tatter, Bristle, and Mend. Retrieved from: https://nmwa.org/exhibitions/sonya-clark-tatter-bristle-and-mend/
National Museum of Women in the Arts (n.d.). Sonya Clark. Retrieved from: https://nmwa.org/art/artists/sonya-clark/
Sheets, H. M. (2021). ‘Hair is power’: Sonya Clark on her preferred material and how her Confederate flag work keeps being topical. In The Art Newspaper. Retrieved from: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/sonya-clark-and-the-value-of-hair
Good, H. (2021). Sonya Clark Explains How Hair Brings Us Together. In Washingtonian. Retrieved from: https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/03/25/sonya-clark-explains-how-hair-brings-us-together/
Valentine, V. L. (2020). National Museum of Women in the Arts is Presenting First Survey of Textile and Social Practice Artist Sonya Clark in March 2021. In Culture Type. Retrieved from: https://www.culturetype.com/2020/11/21/national-museum-of-women-in-the-arts-is-presenting-first-survey-of-textile-and-social-practice-artist-sonya-clark-in-march-2021/
