Portland Drag Clown Carla Rossi Climbed Jeffery Gibson's Installation at the 2024 Venice Biennale
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Gibson's work at the Venice Biennale explores themes of forced displacement on Indigenous communities with fluorescent patterns and a sculpture visitors can climb on.
Portland drag clown Carla Rossi's performance at the Biennale added layers of meaning, connecting pop culture with Indigenous artist clapback themes within Gibson's exhibition.
Hudson / Rossi cleverly integrated Tomb Raider character Lara Croft into the performance, reflecting on the return of Indigenous ancestors' belongings and regulations like the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
Read at Portland Mercury
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