Only The Bold

Appropriation or Appreciation? On cubism, cornrows, and the Kardashians with Tanaïssa


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EP 041 w/ Tanaïssa aka @tanita.dee (she/her), who is a multifaceted art appreciator, designer, and content creator. She shares her own quest to connect with artists from her multiple homelands, and how her rich cultural heritage grounds her work. She shows how it’s all connected: art history, institutional racism, and the Kardashians.

Through it all, Tanaïssa is a thoughtful and inviting docent of amazing African art. Want to learn about a whole continent of incredible creatives? Looking to expand your cultural and fashion horizons without appropriating? Here for a critique of Blackfishing? Tanaïssa does it all. You’re going to love this episode.   

Taboo topics:
- Institutional racism
-Cultural appropriation
-Profiting from colonialism
-Hair

Full show notes: HERE

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