Courtenay Mayes

Ese Atawo and Courtenay Mayes explore vulnerability through humour

Despite isolation having been a thing for over a month now, the Art and Humour talk of Vancouver Art Gallery’s (VAG) weekly Art Connects series is the first virtual event I attended. If I could choose just one word to describe it, it would be raunchy. The event turned out to be less of a talk and more of a performance piece. I think the most often repeated phrase was “big vag, lil clitty” which should tell you all you need to know about the show. The speakers were Ese Atawo and Courtenay Mayes performing as their respective alter egos,…

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