The WLAM presentations, dialogue and discourse have been far more fruitful than anticipated. I think I especially felt this when basically the entire class voted for Mika Rottenberg and then during the group discussion completely ripped her apart about her consumption of labor with out a personal understanding of the value of her own labor. A sensitivity, awareness and accountability are all on the forefront of discussion these days which is refreshing because it means that ideas, morals, opinions, groups of marginalized people are not swept under the rug. I also enjoyed the conversation around Jacolby Satterwhite and the ways in which he is navigating the art world. We all were so critical of his art school write up of his own work but then noted (shed light on) his authorship and how its been erased from the beginning of time and by him putting his work into his own terms he was accessing his power and freedom and reclaiming it on his own time to give people only what he wants to give. He does not allow you to think about many other things because he is giving it to on a silver platter. Giuseppe Penone was interesting because of the Arte Povera movement that Penone was apart of, but i guess what blows me away about him is that his work now revolves around those trees which seems so far away from the ideology of Arte Povera but alas. All in all though the conversations have been far more richer then I anticipated. However, i do look forward to seeing what miranda and catherine bring in for all of us!
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