You might recognize artist M. Lamar, twin brother of Laverne Cox, from his acting stint as a pre-transition Sophia on the hit series Orange is the New Black. Much like his sister, when he’s not acting, he’s encouraging society to take a critical look at gender, masculinity, race, and sexuality in the context of historical trauma.

M. Lamar employs a black metal aesthetic to create his performance art, which although it makes clear references to Robert Mapplethorpe, is informed by black feminist writers such as bell hooks and Toni Morrison.

Trying To Leave My Body from M. Lamar on Vimeo.

M. Lamar’s series NEGROGOTHIC, a mix of performance art, visual arts, and video installation, is will be arriving in San Francisco this Friday. To RSVP go here.