‘Their Cuteness Allows Them to Speak Truth to Power’: A Museum Show in New York Highlights the Surprising Cultural Influence of Puppets

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“More overtly acknowledging issues of racism are the Black Lives Matter-themed work of Nehprii Amenii, who López describes as “very avant garde.” The show includes video and sculptural works from her multimedia performance installation Food for the Gods (2018), staged at New York’s La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.

Amenii’s work ties into a long history of puppetry and free speech.” Read More Here

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