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The Political Seducer’s Diary goes live @PerformanceArtHouston

November 4, 2017April 20, 2020

From 4 November to 29 December, “The Political Seducer’s Diary,” an Instagram-based project in collaboration with Performance Art Houston, will begin its run @PerformanceArtHouston. Eight artists from around the world will take residence on the Instagram account and find ways in which to merge performance art, documentation and social media in order to discuss how […]

“Pink Sneakers and Pussy Hats: The Performative and the Political” featured in Performance Philosophy

September 4, 2017April 20, 2020

“Pink Sneakers and Pussy Hats: The Performative and the Political” Article published in Performance Philosophy’s 5th Birthday compilation: It is impossible to consider the future of performance art without wondering how it fits into a larger political world. We have seen, through works by artists like Suzanne Lacy, that performance has the possibility to ignite […]

“Participating in Text as Dissent and Distraction” featured in Ryall Contemporary

June 8, 2017April 20, 2020

The viability of the spoken word has been reconsidered since the campaign tactics of the 2016 US presidential election have changed the nature of political speech, the platforms by which it is expressed and the means in which its content is corroborated. Leaders name call. Twitter is social communication turned rogue political. Facts and alternate […]