Challenging outdated, non-inclusive decks of the past, the BLACK QUEER TAROT takes the traditional 78-card Tarot arcana and remakes them with a diverse cast of muses.
“I’ve been toying around with the idea of creating a tarot deck for a couple of years now. Initially, I was just going to purchase one for myself, but then I couldn’t find any that were Black and queer-themed. If they were Black-themed, they were either cis-centered or created by a non-Black person. So I thought of creating my own. Initially, I was going to use older artwork — a lot of my art already looks like the art for a tarot card because I’m inspired by the occult and the esoteric. But me, being the triple cardinal sign I am, nixed that idea once I decided to officially commit to this project. [Ultimately], I decided not only to create 78 new artworks for the deck, but to photograph most of the subjects for the cards myself.” – Harlem-based artist Kendrick Daye
BLACK QUEER TAROT imagines worlds where liberation and freedom are alive and well-connected bedfellows. Worlds where Black queer people are not just living–we’re thriving.
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