Visual and Critical Studies Forum with Allison Smith
- When
- Wed Nov 18, 2009
- Where
- California College of the Arts - San Francisco Campus
- Time
- 10 am - 12 pm
- Tags
- Education
Description
Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 10 am–12 pmFlorence and Leo B. Helzel Boardroom, San Francisco campus
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Allison Smith's diverse practice investigates the cultural phenomenon of historical reenactment, or living history, using it as a means of addressing the relationships among American history, social activism, craft, and queer identity. Smith uses history as an aesthetic palette to produce performative sculptures and public events that provoke new forms of popular militancy by encouraging participants to "take history into their own hands."
Smith has exhibited her work at numerous venues, including P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Arario Gallery, South Korea; Studio Voltaire, London; the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art; the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum
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