St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene
By Jessica Baran
Published on January 25, 2010 at 5:33pm
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Critical Mass Creative Stimulus St. Louis nonprofit Critical Mass awarded "creative stimulus" grants to local artists Asma Kazmi, Robert Goetz and two recent Great Rivers Biennial winners, Martin Brief and Cameron Fuller (Fuller is an RFT Mastermind Award winner).
Kasmi resurrects another form of marginalized life — the hijra class in India, composed of hermaphrodites, eunuchs, cross dressers and the transgendered — and films them in celebratory high fashion: bejeweled, clothed in opulent blue fabrics and striking poses that apparently translate globally as model-grade resplendent.