Boychild

Tosh Basco, known by her performance name Boychild (stylized in lowercase), is an American performance artist, dancer, and photographer.[1] Basco uses her body as a vehicle for performing, often referring to "the physical body as a glitch in the digital age."[2] Her signature style includes a shaved head, full-body makeup, tinted contact lenses, and neon lighting.[3] She lives and works in California.

Work

Basco grew up in San Francisco during the 1990s and experimented with drag at an early age and cites Dia Dear as an early influence.[4] She states that the birth of the Boychild persona occurred during months of research into clowns, healers, and non-western cultures, medicine men, shamans, witches.[4]

Basco walked in Hood By Air's 2013 spring/summer show with signature white-out contacts lenses and glowing mouthpieces alongside A$AP Rocky.[5] Later that year, Basco toured with singer Mykki Blanco and began collaborating with multimedia polymath Wu Tsang.[6]

Basco's collaboration with Wu Tsang has led to numerous performances, videos, and other projects, such as Moved by the Motion, which includes cellist Patrick Belaga, dancer Josh Johnson, electronic musician Asma Maroof, and poet Fred Moten.[7]

References
  1. "How collaboration is the driving force behind Wu Tsang's mesmerising new film on the Migrant Crisis". www.sleek-mag.com. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  2. "Boychild". Interview Magazine. 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  3. "Boychild - 0 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  4. Team, i-D. (2013-11-13). "all about the boychild". i-D. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  5. Hawgood, Alex (2013-04-10). "Hood by Air Has a Fashion Moment". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  6. Dazed (2014-09-08). "Boychild on bending the rules of gender". Dazed. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  7. "How I became an artist: Wu Tsang". Art Basel. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
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