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Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen

Afghan Hound

Feb 18 - Mar 25, 2012

A girl raised as a boy. A boy trained to act as a girl. A writer and activist in exile.

An authoritative male. These are the four characters through whom Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen addresses the complexities of gender in cultures where men and women are segregated — and masculinity rules.

Through photographs, sculpture, video, song, costume and performance, Cuenca explores the fragile structure of political hegemony and patriarchal domination.

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Her premise: When sexuality is repressed, new constructions of gender develop. The title refers both to the long-haired dog breed (the artist uses hair in extreme exaggeration throughout the work) and to Afghanistan (the male-dominated culture from which her characters are drawn).

The Afghan Hound performance includes four impersonations of voices from Afghanistan.

The four stories that unfold are recounted through music and song. The choreography is continge