- Artist
In the four works that comprise Love Songs, I am trying to describe what is left after the specific demands of the moment have faded and what, if anything, is passed on from one generation to the next. Rather than a nostalgic invocation of the 70s, I want a performative synthesis of the past in the present that explores my own as well as the performers' imaginary investment in the historical legacy of sexual politics.
Flashing Nipple Remix, a series of black-and-white transparencies in light boxes, records choreographic improvisations on a snapshot of street theater performers at the 1971 Miss World protest at the Albert Hall in London. WLM Demo Remix, a 90-second film loop, uses a slow dissolve to bridge past and present representations of the 1970 Women's Liberation demonstration, marking the 50th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, in New York City. Sisterhood Is POW, a 72-foot narrative illuminated by strip lighting, replays the irreverent recollections of participants in the Miss World protest, and a shorter work, Seemed Right, highlights phrases most often repeated in numerous interviews with women about the impact of these events on their lives.
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