Feminism
Discussion 1
Dominic Willsdon, Paul Wood, Sonia Boyce, Suman Gupta
12/03/2005
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Tate Modern Study Day Event
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Glocal: somewhere between the local and the global
Dominic Willsdon, Sonia Boyce
12/03/2005
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Tate Modern Study Day Event
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Many contemporary artists reject the idea of their work as ‘political’, as if such a label prohibits it from also being poetic. Sonia Boyce rejects this distinction and discusses how circumstances have conspired to ensure her politicisation. She reflects on why she increasingly falls back on the old feminist adage ‘the personal is political’ to consider the question of the local in relation to...
Catherine Grant, Gavin Butt, Gill Perry, Nina Power, Pamela Church-Giobson
10/12/2011
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Zabludowicz Collection Study Day Event
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On the occasion of Laurel Nakadate's solo exhibition at the Zabludowicz Collection, this half-day symposium examines the performance and representation of adolescence and sexuality in video and photography from the 1970s to present day. Speakers will discuss the apparent demise of feminism, the influence of consumerism and pop culture, exploitation and pornography and the ethics of collaboration...
Plenary Discussion
Frances Morris, Frida Kahlo, Kathe Kollwitz, Marko Daniel, Nigel Warburton, Steve Edwards
24/06/2006
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Tate Modern Study Day Event
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The Guerrilla Girls
Frida Kahlo, Kathe Kollwitz
24/06/2006
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Tate Modern Study Day Event
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We're feminist masked avengers in the tradition of anonymous do-gooders like Robin Hood, Wonder Woman and Batman. How do we expose sexism, racism and corruption in politics, art, film and pop culture? With facts, humour and outrageous visuals. Our work has been passed around the world by our tireless supporters. We've appeared at over 90 universities and museums in recent years, as well as in The...
Discussion 8
Catherine Grant, Dorothy Rowe, Gavin Butt, Gill Perry, Kathy Battista, Melanie Manchot
25/06/2005
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Tate Modern Study Day Event
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Wigs of Wonderment: Performing Race and Gender in the work of moti roti
Dorothy Rowe
25/06/2005
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Tate Modern Study Day Event
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Wigs of Wonderment, a performance piece by Keith Khan's live art group, moti roti, is a self-declared 'investigation of issues around race and gender, as manifest in hair and beauty' where the experience of beauty is performed as a 'sensory journey' for and by its performer-participants. One of the pivotal ways in which meanings are generated by the project in its various live manifestations is...
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