Long excluded by society and by extension the art world, the LGBTIA+ community and more specifically transgender artists are gradually gaining wider visibility. Art is a great way to bring visibility to the LGBT community, whose culture is rich and extensive. With Artsper, discover five transgender artists who disrupt the conventions of LGBTQIA+ art. Through their art learn more about their trials, tribulations and their perception of society. 1. Cassils Cassils is a transgender artist who uses their own body as material for their almost sculptural performances. His art traces and represents the history of violence against the LGBTQIA+ community. Their inspirations? Feminism, conceptual art, gay masculine aesthetics, Hollywood films, body art… The artist has explored many art forms and mediums, such as live performance, sculpture, photography, sound, film… One of their most famous pieces “Becoming an Image” depicted them punching a block of clay that weighs nearly a ton. This performance, illuminated by only a photographer’s flash, allowed the violent images to be printed on the retina of the spectator, shocking them with each new flash. The artist, always committed, also performs in the sky above the United States. The project “In Plain Sight” was supported by a group of 80 artists. Led by Cassils and Rafa Esparza, it had the goal of denouncing the American culture of incarceration, especially towards immigrants. In this performance, airplanes flew over major US cities writing powerful phrases like “Care, Not Cages” and “Stop Crimmigration Now” in the sky. 2. Yishay Garbasz Yishay Garbasz is an Israeli-British transgender artist, born in 1970. She expresses herself through a number of disciplines including photography, performance and installation. Yishay Garbasz mainly explores the notions of trauma and post-traumatic memories. This subject is directly related to her family history, especially her mother, a survivor of the concentration … Continue reading 5 Transgender Artists Taking the Art World by Storm