Wearing white pumps, nothing else, she braces herself against the marble column of the Tweed Court House in New York. Below is a mass grave for slaves. “White Shoes” is the name of the photo work by Nora Faustine, in which she defends herself against the invisibility of American history of racism and brings her body into play. “Snow White”, Berni Searle’s iconic video, awaits right across the street. The artist lets flour and water trickle onto her bare skin, she kneads bread dough out of it. Women’s labor, exploitation, black identity, the victimized body, its proud display – all play a role.
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