Nate Hill (artist)

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Nate Hill
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Hill in 2011
Born09/06/1977
Occupation Performance Artist
Website Sociopath.Online

Nate Hill (born September 6, 1977) is an American performance artist based in East Harlem, NYC.

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Biography

Some of Hill's most well-known works have been Death Bear, White Power Milk, and Trophy Scarves. Hill has been featured in numerous publications including Vice, [1] Huffington Post, [2] Hyperallergic, Wall Street Journal, [3] BlackBook, [4] and The New York Times. [5]

Hill's art is often confrontational, described as "[poking] holes into people’s ideas of comfort and [forcing] them to negotiate how far they are willing to go." [6] He adapts personas in social spaces such as Twitter or Tumblr that address issues of race, class, and power. [6] [7]

Hill was a Blade of Grass Artist Fellows in 2013. [8]

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References

  1. Morin, Roc (7 April 2013). "Nate Hill and Death Bear Revisited". Vice.
  2. Wilson, Julee (2011-11-29). "Nate Hill, 'The White Ambassador,' Tackles Racism On Harlem Streets". Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  3. Pope-Chappell, Maya (19 November 2010). "A Brooklyn Panda Made for Punching". Wall Street Journal.
  4. Gray, Rosie. "How Nate Hill Became the Most Famous New York Artist You've Never Heard Of".
  5. Berlin, Loren (5 March 2010). "Death Bear Will See You Now". The New York Times.
  6. 1 2 Vartanian, Hrag (2011-06-01). "Milk Does a White Body Good". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  7. Ries, Brian (2008-10-28). "Brooklyn Artist Set to Unveil Sculpture of Animal Parts". NBC New York. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  8. "Artist Files Grantees Announced!". A Blade of Grass. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2020-08-13.