Kareem Reid is founder of Body Party, an intentionally queer space for black bodies and the people who love them. Reid studied Film and Literature at University of Warwick. His critical essays, club nights and video installations have been featured in institutions Research Centre for Material Culture, (Leiden, Netherlands) and Tate Britain (London) as well as London and New York based publications Dazed, i-D, British Film Institute, The Fader, Temporary Art Review and ARTS.BLACK. He has been selected for the 2018 edition of Glasgow International and is currently studying Writing at Royal College of Art.
Projects
- OTHER FUTURES PRESENTS: MYKKI BLANCO + BODY PARTYQUEER & RADICAL CLUB NIGHT MYKKI BLANCO / KAREEM REID / CKTRL / BWALYA & SPECIAL GUEST IB KAMARA After an inspiring day of recreating the future let’s dance ourselves into other futures during our exciting night programme. Other Futures presents the London-based club night: Body Party. Body Party is an intentionally queer space for black & brown bodies. All bodies are welcome. (!) With a Body Party ticket you can also check out the Mykki Blanco show at 22h15. So be on time! Founder Kareem Reid
- Glasgow International 2018 PolygraphsGoMA hosts six artists in conversation, paying homage to the TV series After Dark, a late-night discussion programme broadcast between 1987 and 1997. What kinds of conversations would artists have After Dark? This event is part of Polygraphs, a group exhibition centred on Abstract, by Hito Steyerl, which explores truth, fiction and evidence in a complex world. After Dark plays with the museum institution, the public and the private and how our spaces are informed by the conversations within them
Projects credited in
- Day Dream for Queer British Art Exhibition 2017, Tate BritainDirected by Stephen Isaac-Wilson, Day Dream features artist and founder of club night Body Party Kareem Reid. Filmed on the first weekend of Spring, the short poetically explores issues of queer loneliness, male vulnerability, and platonic intimacy. Despite an improvement of the LGBT community’s rights and media representation over the years, queer people still disproportionately suffer from loneliness and social isolation. Now reaching his mid-twenties, Kareem discusses the difficulties of nav
- Championing Diversity: This Black History Month 2018, meet 100 creatives inspiring changeThis Black History Month 2018, we’ve brought together a group of outstanding industry heroes to each nominate 10 black changemakers and creators that are shaping culture, arts, design, business, tech and beyond. We still have a way to go when it comes to conquering the lack of diversity in the creative industry - which is why it so important for us, as a platform, to use our force for good. To do so, throughout the year we spotlight incredible people, the projects that they are involved with141
Work history
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Writer & Creative DirectorBody Party
London, United KingdomFull Time
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WriterPAPER Magazine
- New York, United StatesFreelance
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Skills
- Feature Writer
- Art Criticism
- Essay Writing
- Video Art
- Research
Education
WritingRoyal College of Art
London, United Kingdom
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Film and LiteratureUniversity of Warwick
- Coventry, United Kingdom