In The Refutation of “Good” Hair, the historically used phrase "good hair" is examines the consumption of ideas in regards to race, power, and beauty. Through a combination of portrait and still-life imagery the new visual interpretation criticizes the ideology that certain hair types are “good”—soft, silky, and mimetic of Eurocentric hair characteristics—which insinuates that hair types not fitting into that standard are less desirable and less beautiful.
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    HairPortrait#1.jpg
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    HairPortrait#2.jpg
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    KanekalonOnAFork.jpg
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    HairPortrait#3.jpg
  • Nakeya Brown
    One Image Story is an online curatorial project created by Maria Kapajeva. It is a collection of two-minute stories told by the artists themselves about one image that has been chosen through discussion with them. The project is an ongoing archive of stories from all over the world. The selection of the artists is based on the ideas in their work with rather than their gender.
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