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I thought I would squeeze this email in just before the last week of –empyre-
gets started.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED.
Welcome to April 2019 on –empyre- soft-skinned space:
Body, Memory, Screen and Culture
In memory of Grace Quintanilla 1968 to 2019
Barbara Hammer 1939 to 2019
Carolee Schneemann 1930 to 2019
Moderated by Renate Ferro (US)
Welcome to the April discussion on –empyre–soft-skinned space.
Within the timespan of a few weeks the art world has lost three artists whose
work is located within the discourses of the physical body, memory, screen and
culture. We pay homage to video and performance artists Grace Quintanilla
(Mexico), Barbara Hammer (US), and Carolee Schneemann (US). These three and
many with them have located their discourse within feminist presence,
persistence, struggle and cultural resonance. Through discourse, action, and
the use of technology these artists taught us about life and living. We invite
the subscribers of –empyre– to join us by sharing biographical information and
links in celebration of the work of Grace, Barbara and Carolee.
Additionally. we invite our subscribers and guests: artists,
writers, art historians and others whose own work broadly resonates with the
themes these women dedicated their lives to post and share their own artwork,
writing, ideas. Issues revolving around the body, memory, and culture and
those shared through screen, moving image, virtual reality and more than
welcomed.
Renate Ferro
Visiting Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Art
Tjaden Hall 306
[email protected]
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