Contextual Material

Christine Checinska

Christine Checinska

Playlist

U Roy, “Natty Rebel,” (1976, remaster 1990)/

Steel Pulse, “Jah Pickney – R.A.R.” (1979)

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Short Biography

Christine Checinska is the Victoria and Albert Museum’s inaugural Curator of African and African Diaspora Fashion and Lead Curator of the Africa Fashion exhibition, opening June 2022. Prior to joining the V&A, Checinska worked as a womenswear designer, an academic, artist, and curator. She holds a PhD in Cultural Studies from Goldsmiths, London (2009) and […]
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