Chris O’Doherty: The Art of Reinvention

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:03:50 +0000

⁣Identity is not always
fixed.

In this episode of
DarkHarbour Knowledge, we explore the layered persona of Chris O'Doherty — an
artist who adopted the name Jimi Hendrix and blurred the boundaries between
painting, performance, and cultural reference.

Is it homage?

Irony?

Provocation?

Or reinvention?

Through portraiture
and persona, O’Doherty challenges our assumptions about authenticity,
authorship, and fame.

When does identity
become art?

And when does art become identity?