December 2011
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were-those-ghosts-deactivated20 asked: I love your blog! It is definitely one of the best on Tumblr XD What university do you go to? I am in CEGEP currently and I want to go into art history, probably at McGill, but I was wondering how much you like your programme?
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When have museums been "for" the public? And what... →
Museums across the country are raising the cost of admission. This is largely due to the economic downturn, which has, in-turn, led to cuts in funding from not only the government, but presumably from wealthy patrons who were affected by it. The SFMOMA not too long ago raised the cost of a yearly membership from $75 to $90—a $15 dollar increase. It also eliminated the Student membership...
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Latin Explosion? →
My reaction to this title was: Aah, Latinos! They’re alive and everywhere all of a sudden! That’s what the title suggest one to believe; that this is a sudden explosion out of nowhere—no one saw it coming. Then I read this short piece, and found the project a bit more interesting. There seems to be little information on the film itself, so upon a little searching I came upon this...
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An assignment on OWS art
I have an assignment for my Art & Politics class in which I’m supposed to write about an art work from the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement, but I’m not sure what piece to select. I was thinking about using Saber’s Occupy Flag, but I want to write about something else. Anyone have any suggestions?
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VIRGINITY IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT
antithestasia:
Virginity:
is sexist
is heteronormative
commodifies sex
commodifies young cis-het white women
contributes to rape culture
contributes to slut-shaming
erases queer folk
erases trans folk
frames a woman’s worth as inversely proportional to the number of dicks that have been inside her
and much, much more!
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Organon: To all those men who don't think the rape... →
oforganon:
I get it—you’re a decent guy. I can even believe it. You’ve never raped anybody. You would NEVER rape anybody. You’re upset that all these feminists are trying to accuse you of doing something, or connect you to doing something, that, as far as you’re concerned, you’ve never done and would never…
On rape culture. This.
November 2011
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Racism in Academia
I experienced racism in academia for the first time the week before Thanks-taking break. It must have been one of the most uncomfortable, and strangest moments I’ve had in a classroom. I’d prefer not to go into detail, but it has a lot to do with leaving queer people of color in the margins, or in this case, in the footnotes. While it may have been unintentional by both parties, it...
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ironicmoustache:
Learning about sex vs. gender in art history as we’re talking about feminism in art.
#Cringe
#Somuchmisinformation
That’s the worst. I was a T.A. for the Queer Art History class at my school last semester, and a lot of what students were saying at the beginning of the semester—some even until the very end—of gender, and sex was really misguided to say the...
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“Facts are not simple. They bring a whole train of mud and slime with them, or...”
– William Kentridge
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Anonymous asked: What are your thoughts on Damien Hirst, if any?
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Brendan Shucart writes an open letter to Bruce... →
The open letter is in response to LaBruce’s piece in Vice magazine, in which he declared that gay culture was no more— it was dead. I can’t help but shake my head at that silly notion. Gay culture, no, queer culture is living everyday. Writers, activists, artists, and others are constantly living their lives and creating a space in which queerness is alive and well—some...
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Would any of my followers be interested in a...
artemariposa:
artemariposa:
I will give you art in exchange… or somethin’
So far, two of you lovely peoples have expressed interest! Anyone else :D ?
I’m all up for a tumblr art/book/cute kittens/etc. exchange. :)
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“Feminism is not simply a struggle to end male chauvinism or a movement to ensure...”
– bell hooks
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The semester is nearly over, so I'm working on...
If everything goes according to plan, I’ll be taking the following classes:
Theory of Art
History of New Media Art
Asian American Art
Art of Southeast Asia
I’m almost too excited for next semester, it’s embarrassing.
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“Under the freedom of trade the whole severity of the laws of political economy...”
– Friedrich Engels
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Naomi Woolf on the occupy crackdowns →
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For anyone who still hasn't seen the "Pepper Spray... →
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One of my friends just asked everyone on Grindr if...
This is why I am friends with him.
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I want to say: Buy nothing. However, this . . .
Idea of purchasing nothing is a privileged act. It is an act that at once acknowledges a purchasing power and for many Americans, and without any argument billions across the world, the consumer power they wield is zero; they cannot invest in an act of buying nothing, because for them that is an everyday reality. While I am a struggling, working class student, I am still able to buy myself a meal...
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“For instance, if I were to ask myself: ‘Will collectivization ever be a...”
– Jean-Paul Sartre
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“The point is not that white activists, in order to be anti-racist, need to...”
– Peter Gelderloos, How Nonviolence Protects the State, “Nonviolence is Racist” (via fuckyeahradicalquotes) 