This Exhibition Explores The Cultural Significance Of Hair

Courtesy of Hannah TraoreBy Kerane Marcellus ·Updated June 28, 2024In her adolescence, gallerist Hannah Traore was inevitably changing—her body began to produce hair in places it had not before. Within that experience was a strong connection and sentimental attachment to her hair. Yet, like many Black women, Traore felt pressured to fit a mold and cut it—keeping it in a ziplock bag for years as if to commemorate her first step into womanhood. Now? Traore finds herself battling