In Rumination, Jackson brings together historical and
contemporary cultural representations to explore the inter-related histories of incarceration, surveillance, and control.
Not exact matches
Referential to symbols and icons of ancient civilizations, juxtaposed to effigies of
contemporary society, the works of Samira Abbassy, Michael Ferris Jr. and Kymia Nawabi uniquely address
representation and
cultural identity.
During her residency she was able to establish a dialogue with other artists on the ideas of
cultural art -
representation in the context of a
contemporary society.
They will learn about the rise of new methodologies of
cultural self -
representation; consider how museum collections are built; and learn how
contemporary presentations and interpretations can add layers or reveal new perspectives.
The exhibition «Pleated Blinds» offers an international perspective on the status of photography and the intricate nature of
representation in the
contemporary cultural sphere.
This event focued specifically on the role that
contemporary Indigenous artistic practice can and does play in redefining
cultural tradition,
representation, and the relations between Settler and Indigenous peoples at sites of creativity, community, and dissent.
We are launching a crowdfunding campaign to ask for support in the publication of «revolving futures,» an open research into
contemporary art, politics,
cultural representations, science...
One of the most important and celebrated
contemporary American artists, Carrie Mae Weems has for over thirty years investigated issues of race, gender, and class, and her artwork continues to raise important questions about
cultural identity and the politics of
representation.
By replacing the typical European aristocrats depicted in those paintings with
contemporary black subjects, Wiley is able to draw attention to the absence of African Americans from historical and
cultural narratives and raise questions about race, gender, and the politics of
representation.
Los Angeles - based artist Amy Bessone mines the
cultural representation of female form in history, from Greco - Roman marble nudes and the odalisques of high modernism to
contemporary thrift - store objects.
Sama Alshaibi will be speaking about her work at the
Contemporary Arab + Muslim
Cultural Studies Institute's workshop «On
Representation'taking place 28 February from 2 - 5 pm at the University of North Texas.
Kheirkhah's multi - disciplinary art practice and her specific focus on decentralising the generalising
cultural forms of categorization, explores the
representations of the so called «Middle Eastern» female identities through a practice which is generated by the interplay of history, politics, media and visual arts within
contemporary Western visual culture.
-- Stuart Hall's work on culture and
representation — Artistic and / or curatorial practice — Filmmaking and media analysis —
Cultural histories — local and diasporic — Literary Studies including criticism and theory — Researching visual archives — The relationship between contemporary visual art and cultural
Cultural histories — local and diasporic — Literary Studies including criticism and theory — Researching visual archives — The relationship between
contemporary visual art and
cultural cultural politics
Her work attempts to «frame» women in order to create new arrangements of
contemporary iconography and
cultural representations.