I’m writing to share resources for teachers looking for a NYC-based field trips for classes on art/politics/sociology/archives, etc: INTERFERENCE ARCHIVE ON-SITE TOURS I recently began an appointment as the Resident Scholar at the Interference Archive [www.interferencearchive.org], a public archive of political art ephemera in Brooklyn. See a NY Times article on us here. We offer… Continue reading Political Art Lectures for 2014
Category: No War But The Class War
Where It Lands: Users and Relational Aesthetics
We did an overview of what activist, and socially-engaged / participatory art is and who it is made by in the last posts, so now lets look at some of the ideas artists and makers invoke behind this type of work: users and usership, relationality, intersubjectivity* and groups. Users of the Art/Cultural Experience Activists and… Continue reading Where It Lands: Users and Relational Aesthetics
Makers: Actors, Artists, … Users
Who makes activist/political arts? The individuals and groups who make this kind of cultural production are primarily: movement actors [e.g. activists] within the communities meant to experience and co-create the work; artists, cultural activists, tool-having professionals, also often from within the discourse communities. These groups are far from mutually exclusive and often involve a lot… Continue reading Makers: Actors, Artists, … Users
Deprivileging In/visibility
Conversations focused on “femme in/visibility” often ignore class, pretend that race “doesn’t count,” treat gender as a footnote, and skip over dis/ability. What’s left? This post discusses these ideas.
STUDENT STRIKE!!! Understanding what's happening in Quebec and Montreal for US anglophones*
Want to know some context and the super-short version of what is happening in Quebec? Read this for some media, history, and special artist appearances — and if you’re in NYC, attend the Quebec in Revolt: Film Night at Interference Archive in Brooklyn on Thursday viagra usa 6/7 at 7:30pm. I want to thank my… Continue reading STUDENT STRIKE!!! Understanding what's happening in Quebec and Montreal for US anglophones*
Link Roundup #1: Wild (femme) Gender, Voltarine, Piracy
I’m going to instigate posting link roundups every few weeks, just because what goes through my life, and so my browser, is random as heck *and* I want to hoard-yet-share the places I’ve been. Here goes: 1. Feedback from the Femme Week of Action across the continent! Philly femme artist [and Heels on Wheels Roadshow… Continue reading Link Roundup #1: Wild (femme) Gender, Voltarine, Piracy