iO Tillett Wright
| iO Tillett Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 2, 1985 New York, New York |
| Occupation | artist, director, photographer, writer, film maker, activist, actor |
iO Tillett Wright (born September 2, 1985) is an American artist, director, photographer, writer, film maker, activist, and actor.[1] Wright grew up in New York in a Jewish family, and was a professional film and television actor for 18 years. Wright is gender non-conforming and likes the usage of gender neutral or no pronouns. Wright prefers not to label her sexuality, stating in her TED talk that she is "just me, growing and changing in every moment." [2]
At 18, Wright founded a street art magazine, Overspray, in which she served as founding Editor in Chief until 2009.
As an actor, Wright appeared alongside Steve Buscemi, Christian Slater, Uma Thurman, including a brief appearance on Sex and The City. Wright then became a featured columnist for T Magazine, at The New York Times. In addition, she had two regular blogs called Notes From The Underground—for which she reviewed underground performance—and The Lowdown.
Her current project Self Evident Truths examines Americans, asking them whether they are "other than straight", and photographing respondents who self-evaluate themselves to be "A[nything] other than 100% straight". To date she has photographed 8,447 people in over 30 cities across the USA.
Wright's photographs appeared on the cover of The New York Times magazine in August 2010, marking the beginning of her public photography career. On September 22, 2010, Wright opened Breedings, her first solo show of photographs, at Fuse Gallery in Manhattan. In August 2011, they debuted Camila, her second solo show, and Act Like You're Fine, a group show they curated at Tokyo's Vacant Gallery.
In 2016, Wright began co-hosting MTV's new TV show "Suspect" with Nev Schulman, the creator of MTV Catfish.
References
- ↑ Kennedy, Rose (March 7, 2012). "Photographer iO Tillett Wright Intends to Capture the Humanity of the LGBT Community in Self-Evident Truth Project". Metro Pulse. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014.
Wright, 26, grew up in Manhattan
- ↑ https://www.ted.com/talks/io_tillett_wright_fifty_shades_of_gay?language=en
- Bendix, Trish (June 29, 2011). ""Self Evident Truths" wants equality for anyone who isn't "100 percent straight"". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- Frank, Priscilla (May 22, 2012). "'Self Evident Truths': IO Tillet Wright's LGBTQ Portraits At The Hole (PHOTOS)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- "Interview: iO Tillett Wright". Oakazine. October 16, 2010. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- Davis, Rebecca Willa (May 29, 2012). "Io Tillett Wright Photographs the Faces of America". Elle Magazine. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- Bendix, Trish (October 31, 2011). "iO Tillett Wright takes Self-Evident Truths across the country". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- Bendix, Trish (December 7, 2011). "Olivia Thirlby on being bisexual and participating in "Self-Evident Truths"". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- "Posts published by iO Tillett Wright". The New York Times. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
External links
- "iO Tillett Wright home".
- "Self Evident Truths".
- IO Tillett Wright at the Internet Movie Database
- iO Tillett Wright: Fifty shades of gay at TED