Radical Presence

However, the “live” is still typically absent. As the audience for this kind of art, we are always complicit in its meaning. This ringing especially true to any sort of “live” performance. With artworks such as this, one has to allow for themselves to be changed in response to the stimuli. O’Grady pushed the limits when it came to identity in her pieces, she went against the norm and decided to be different. Others chose to intervene into public spaces such as the street, or in this case a parade, to instigate a conversation between the viewer and performer - as one, they work together to allow for later viewers to understand the motif and the

Thesis - While Hairspray may portray the Civil Rights Movement in a simplified and somewhat glorified way, it ultimately provides modern day actors of color an opportunity to be casted in theatre, a white-dominated field.

This past Friday, I attended an art exhibition at the Memphis College of Art where I saw great paintings from Meghann Riepenhoff, along with Tim Andrews. The show consisted of both their paintings in separate sections, they were the only two artist. Personally, I’d say the show combined did not have a theme, but as separate it did. When I first stepped in the building, I was welcomed by greeters, the event coordinator and Riepenhoff’s paintings. Her painting’s made me think the overall event theme was about the beach and waves, but that was not the case. While I continued walking and observing the painting’s I was greeted into Mr. Andrews’s exhibit, which consisted of self-portraits. Both artist having paintings placed in the same space didn’t take away from one another’s paintings.

With “Outburst” exhibition, the Worth Ryder Art Gallery conveys their primary museum visitor is the recharger. Based on Dr. John H Falk’s work , the Worth Ryder Gallery attracts recharger. A recharger is “a visitor primarily seeking a . . .restorative experience. They see the museum as a refuge from the work-a-day world. .” Outburst a was the Senior Thesis Exhibition for 26 student artists. This showcase allows artist to display their work to the peers and community. Because Outburst is a senior thesis show that reflects the artist's own personal interest, conceptual concerns and materials research. The Wolf Girl and Finale Collection performance, convey inspiration and rejuvenation for the recharger.

The cultural event that I chose to attend was the Awareness Through Performance: Privilege Unplugged, an event that took place on February 22nd at the Cartwright center. The focus of this event was to raise awareness in a predominately white campus and community, about the impact that white privilege has on minorities in American society today. The ATP Troupe acted out a series of scenarios that depicted different topics such as racism, identity, privilege, and cultural differences in a way that made the conversation continue even after the conclusion of the event. The performance put together by the Troupe outlined a variety of real life experiences of minorities in America and briefly touched on the history and current culture of these racial groups.

In Lukes article ‘Power: A Radical View’ centers on the idea of how power should be implied hypothetically and by means of how it should be looked upon analytically. As power is defined in Steven Luke’s article, power is spread all throughout in the United States political system as a whole. On the other hand, politics of the ACA holds high power into directing citizens into more affordable health care costs. In my paper, I will apply Luke’s ideas on power with the politics of the Affordable Care Act.

The film expands on several course objectives. The key objective, (VSU Gen. Ed. Outcome 1,2; AFAM Minor Outcome1) which states to engage students in a personal exploration of African American cultural experiences is extremely relevant to the content of the film. There are many issues within the black community that go unsaid, such as homosexuality. Marlon Riggs, along with the other speakers express their daily challenges and how their sexual orientation caused them to struggle with their identity. In addition, their experiences show that African Americans can come from various backgrounds with several traditions, yet they can still remain connected. The film also shows an appreciation of the historical and cultural origins of African Americans as stated in the objective (VSU Gen. Ed. Outcome 1,2; AFAM Minor Outcome 1). In the video, the speakers talk about how as time progressed blacks began to embrace their heritage. During the sixties, the slogan “Black is Beautiful” emerged. Women started to wear their natural hair and full lips were then recognized as desirable. It was no longer shameful to be black, but instead it was empowering because the diversity of being African American is

The title of this show is Elissa Wenthe Art Exhibit. At first glance, I thought that I had stepped into a Dr. Seuss book. The tree figures in the middle were quite whimsical and free. The textures on the trees were very fluffy and light. The tiles on the wall were the exact opposite. They reminded me of an industrial park. They were metallic, hard, and formidable looking. At first, I thought the artist had just glued a bunch of trash to a board and spray painted it silver. The fact that it was actually clay was impressive because of the many different shapes and structures she included in the pieces. The blue photographs on the wall were simple compared to the other pieces. They were delicate and I enjoyed the different perspectives of the

I participated in a tour of the Black Cultural Center. It was quite interesting and I’m not just saying that because some stranger is reading my response. I really enjoy art and love painting, so when I saw all of the canvases with these moving paintings I was really drawn into the tour. Now because I waited so long to complete the badge I forgot the name of the paintings, but I can tell you exactly what I saw and how the ones that stuck out to me made me feel. I remember the front desk is the designed after the nose of a slave ship. I thought that was pretty interesting. Then as we began the tour there was this painting of a woman. The painting was very moving as she looked very weak and yet as you looked into her eyes they were as serene

From Luna’s museum installation of his own body and belongings as “artifacts and Wilson’s provocative juxtapositions of museum objects to Mesa-Bains’ symbolic home altars, Osorio’s condensed spaces (living rooms, bedrooms; barbershops, prison cells) and Green’s genealogies of cultural contact, the theoretical and critical undertakings of these artists illustrate how race discourse is rooted in a visual technology of display.

The Transcendentalist notion of questioning the bible as a legitimate authority must have shaken the foundation

It made me think about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie TedTalk: Danger of a Single Story. Mrs. Gladwell made it a mission to change the negative association attached to what a Negro is. She wanted to let people know that she was not the definition the encyclopedia gave. She wanted to be more than a ‘mentally inferior negro’, which apparently was the single story of black people everywhere for centuries. Other people wanted to deal with the issue of colourism differently. For example, Elvie Pineda is an entrepreneur who decided to bleach her skin and later create a billion-dollar skin whitening industry in the Philippines. Some may say she should have just embraced her skin color but the psychological toll it takes on a person can be drastic. To be constantly reminded that you are not normal is not something anybody wants to go through. I admire her taking such a negative experience and turning it into something meaningful is just brilliant and she gets to help those who felt the same way she did. This documentary honestly made me love my skin even more and I will end this paper with a quote: “Let the sunlight illuminate your skin and let your melanin flow from within”

It is composed of two elements: a portrait with a stitching and a poem. The poems are the elements that create the emotional challenge. The texts are heavily charged emotionally, creating a strong reaction which could result from not being prepared for such representation of refugee life. It can be frightening, as people might not be accustomed to reading such stories. It can equally be moderately shocking, because even if people do understand that these are difficult moments in the lives of refugees through media coverage, it is not every day that they can learn about their journey in this way. Indeed, the texts are brutally honest about the atrocities they encounter on their way to the United Kingdom. In this case, the challenge is primarily due to the sitters who shared their stories via these poems. The artist is important since she initiated the project and decided to include these poems in the space. The curators worked on the placement of the poem but this does not impact the challenge potential of the work. In this case, wherever they were displayed, they would have had the same

Rather than being passive observers, he wanted the audience to become participants – invitations to the event said ‘you will become part of the happenings; you will simultaneously experience them’. 18 Happenings in 6 Parts began as soon as people arrived Reuben Gallery. They were given a program of events, and instructions on how to behave, including when to be seated or rotate between the three spaces, or when clapping was suitable (at the end only). Continuing for ninety minutes, the eighteen concurrent performances included painters painting, a parade of performers, reciting from placards, musical instruments being played, and concluded with two performers voicing single-syllable words like “but” and “well” as four large scrolls descended from a horizontal pole between them. A bell sounding twice indicated the close of the ‘Happening.’ No doubt Kaprow’s ‘artworks’, bemused some and confusion arose around what to make of them, but regardless his intentions of audience involvement were achieved. Another area of critical analysis that is discussed in the reading is aesthetics. To regard Kaprows work aesthetically is troublesome because we have to question what we are looking at (if anything at all)? The photographs of the performance? The performance itself? or the ideas behind this engagement? The Swedish curator Maria Lind believes the aesthetics are not important when critiquing

Thursday December 1, 2016, I attended the Art Aids America Gala held at the Alphawood gallery in Lincoln park.it is a known gallery for holding many art exhibits. This was an art gala for beauty, sex, loss, courage, and politics revolving around the disabled LGBT community facing challenges such as AIDS. At first sight, I was drawn towards the beauty of all the architecture work as well as the arrangement of art pieces. The gala had a guide given to help you travel through the different representations of art. You start with the “body” section which shows AIDS through physical embodiment, then comes the “activism” section which represented the movements towards the rights of those who suffer from AIDS, next comes camouflage which shows the insecurities artists had to hide behind, lastly they end the gala with the “spirit” section which showed the representations of faith in pieces.