In his new work, Build or Destroy (2021), a video and NFT commissioned by the San José Museum of Art, Newsome brings to life the female composition in 1st Place. Animating the bedazzled and blazing body, the artist explores ideas around identity construction—particularly Black trans femme identity—and how performance might offer space for its creation and detonation. Build or Destroy premieres at the San José Museum of Art’s 2021 Gala + Auction broadcast. For more info click HERE