As many fashion district lovers know; there are only few things available to really do in that immediate area. One of them is scoping out secret sales filled with designer goods. The other is the Chashama (or mirror) gallery located at 266 W. 37th Street.

The current installation there is a performance art piece based in comedy and shock & awe tactics. As the artist Kanene Holder whom I had the privilege of speaking with earlier today says on her MySpace page:

C.T.B.O.B.C.C.B. pays homage to Buckwheat (BKWT) via a self-muzzled/pantomiming character who navigates a racist cauldron of images while staring into circus mirrors for glimpses and reconfirmations of reality, by repetitively applying and removing black-face makeup.

Check it out while you can…