Thursday, December 15, 2005

Exposed: Feminism and Queer Politics in Body Art

A roundtable discussion with Julia Bryan-Wilson, Nao Bustamante, Jeanine
Oleson, and Amy Sadao

Artists Space
38 Greene St., 3rd Floor, New York
Thursday, December 15
7:00-9:00 PM
FREE to attend

How do contemporary artists utilize nakedness, and to what ends? This presentation and conversation investigates how the bare body has been put to various uses in performance art, particularly by women and queer artists. Bringing together two artists and two critics/curators, the roundtable will also discuss how "exposure" and nudity in body art is often framed by competing discourses, including feminism, narcissism, autobiography, confession, porn, fashion, fame, trauma, HIV/AIDS, and medicalization. Are there generational dialogues between today's practitioners, 1970s feminist performance art, and 1980s activism and art? How do unclothed bodies get inscribed by -- or complicate -- issues of gender, sexuality, race, age, beauty, and health? For more information, please contact Artists Space at (212) 226-3970. This program is part of Artists Space's Empty Space with Exciting Events. www.artistsspace.org

2 Comments:

Blogger Frank León Roberts said...

Mendi, how did this go? I had planned on being there but could not make it. Were you able to attend?

12:55 AM, December 22, 2005  
Blogger Mendi O. said...

Man, I didn't make it out to any events that week. Busy working. I hope to catch more things in the 06. I was holed up working on new projects this semester -- which was a good thing.

10:15 AM, December 22, 2005  

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