Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects

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Nan Goldin, "Misty and Joey at Hornstrasse Berlin," 1992

Guest curated by Chris E. Vargas, Executive Director of the Museum of Transgender Hirstory & Art (MOTHA)

Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects brings together art and archival material from UVic's world-renowned Transgender Archives to narrate an expansive and critical history of transgender communities. It is the third iteration in a multi-exhibition, multi-venue project organized by Chris E. Vargas.

Curator's Talk & Tour - January 13, 2018 | 2pm | *free | Legacy Downtown | 630 Yates St.

Curator Talk with Chris Vargas & Exhibition Tour with Aaron Devor, Chair of UVic Transgender Archives

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Public Talk  -  February 21, 2018 | 7pm - Gender in the round: Trans, non-binary and Two-Spirit reflections on Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects

Join trans awareness facilitator Kingsley Sturdwick for an evening of audience engaged conversation with 4 guest speakers.

Location: Legacy Downtown

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Public Performance Cassils: Becoming an Image

March 7, 2018 | 7:30pm

Location: UVic Visual Arts Building, room 150

Legacy is collaborating with Open Space, UVic Visual Arts, and Camosun Visual Arts to present LA-based Canadian performance artist Cassils. Pushing their body to the extreme, Cassils evokes trans peoples’ struggles for self-defence and self-preservation against all too common threats of violence and erasure.

Artist Talk With Cassils

March 8, 2018 | 7:30pm

Location: Open Space - 510 Fort Street, 2nd floor

Image: Photo: Cassils with Manuel Vason. Becoming An Image Performance Still No. 4, (National Theater Studio, SPILL Festival, London), 2013. Courtesy the artist and Ronald Feldman Gallery, New York.