Ep. 5: The Subversive Potential of Performance—with Greg de Cuir Jr., Ulysses Jenkins, and Salim Bayri.  episode artwork

EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 46 MIN

Ep. 5: The Subversive Potential of Performance—with Greg de Cuir Jr., Ulysses Jenkins, and Salim Bayri.

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Scholar Greg de Cuir Jr. and artist Ulysses Jenkins takecenter stage in this episode of UNBOUND, celebrating Black identity while challenging racist stereotypes. Their contributions reveal how performance and video can expose and subvert media-driven, discriminatory images of Black people and culture. Known for calling early video an “anti-medium,” Jenkins harnessed its power to resist and reimagine dominant narratives with humor and playfulness. Art and film historian Greg de Cuir Jr. explores Jenkins's impact within Black cultural production, and the episode expands into a broader conversation about humor, risk, and performance with artist Salim Bayri, touching on the works of artist Pope.L also featured in the exhibition "Unbound: Performance as Rupture". Speakers: Salim Bayri, Greg de Cuir Jr., Ulysses JenkinsHosts: Line Ajan and Lisa Long

Scholar Greg de Cuir Jr. and artist Ulysses Jenkins takecenter stage in this episode of UNBOUND, celebrating Black identity while challenging racist stereotypes. Their contributions reveal how performance and video can expose and subvert media-driven, discriminatory images of Black people and culture. Known for calling early video an “anti-medium,” Jenkins harnessed its power to resist and reimagine dominant narratives with humor and playfulness. Art and film historian Greg de Cuir Jr. explores Jenkins's impact within Black cultural production, and the episode expands into a broader conversation about humor, risk, and performance with artist Salim Bayri, touching on the works of artist Pope.L also featured in the exhibition "Unbound: Performance as Rupture". Speakers: Salim Bayri, Greg de Cuir Jr., Ulysses JenkinsHosts: Line Ajan and Lisa Long

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