In 1987, something strange happened in Chicago. A local sportscaster for WGN's nightly newscast was running through the game highlights when the signal was abruptly cut off only to be replaced a few seconds later by a sharp buzzing sound and a video of someone in a Max Headroom mask and sunglasses bobbing up and down in front of a spinning sheet of corrugated metal.
This notion of creating space — of rejecting the idea that two different things must be mutually exclusive — has become central to Arca's work and to her life. It's a frame of mind that casts aside absolutes and black-and-white thinking, in favor of acknowledging that everyone and everything lives in a constant state of flux.
But in a November Instagram live story, Arca offered some new clarifications, speaking about her gender transition and answering questions from fans.
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