David Thomson / he his own mythical beast

Entangled as we are in ideas of freedom, desire, and identity, we create myths that transform and solidify the world around us. he his own mythical beast is a performance installation centered around Venus, a personification of the fierce, elusive heart of contradictions inherent in race, gender, and sexuality in American society—part beast, part myth, part clown; discomfiting, intriguing, comforting, funny, and sad. (less)