Gender Performances

07Dec08

WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution is a monumental exhibition.  Many excellent and thoughtful reviews have articulated the impact, the astute curation, and the excitement.  The aspect of the exhibition I found particularly striking was the simultaneous meaning and accessibility of the thematic organization.  What could have so easily been dominated by jargon and an [...]

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Identity Queue

15Sep08

As I sit in my living room, directly opposite a pile of three unwatched Netflix discs, I can’t help but think of John Swansburg’s recent analysis of this topic in Slate (via Paul Constant on Slog).  The desire for relaxation is undoubtedly a reasonable understanding of why genocide, trauma, subtitles, and experimental structure are unappealing [...]

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Tags: film, film theory, high fidelity, identity, laura mulvey, narcissism, netflix, personality, popular culture, psychoanalysis

You, You, and You

03Jun08

Three things that centralize the viewer this week in the arts sphere:
1. Walker on the Green: Artist-Designed Mini Golf
The Walker’s series of miniature golf course installations looks like a fantastic experience that can appeal to the general public in a way museums often strive for through their exhibitions. This year features a focus on [...]

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