Renee Cox

Renee Cox (born 1960) is a Jamaican-American artist, photographer, lecturer, political activist and curator. Her work is considered part of the feminist art movement in the United States. Quotes I wanted to overturn the concept that blacks were always represented as victims. I want to deconstruct stereotypes. I want the stereotypical representations of women turning upside down, for their empowerment. Renee Cox,AFRICANAH.ORG,(04/10/17 ) by Rob Perrée “I like to think of my work as being reactionary to some extent. I was told in school that we were all created in a likeness of God. So, I felt no issue with representing myself as the Virgin Mary. Black women artists play an important role in commenting on and shaping the discourse around the world we live in. Woman Art Warrior: Renée Cox Uses Her Body (of Work) to Change the Black Narrative,EBONY(March 15, 2024), By Delaina Dixon Are you fucking kidding me? Who cares? I don’t want to do fashion anymore. I’d just had my first kid and I thought, What’s my legacy? Magazines that are crumbling because they’re getting yellow? I thought, I don’t want to do that. I want something that’s lasting, that has some longevity to it. I like my work and I have things to say with it. Let’s make this fun. Why can’t black women have fun? Why do they always have to wear the same horribly cut polyester business suit? What is the point? From Our Archives: Renee Cox -MUSEE MAGAZINE(October 2014) Category:Artists Category:Photographers Category:1960 births