Abstract
Sites of Passage (SOP) are global interchanges for the migration of ideas across political/cultural borders. Like the name alludes to, SOP asks each artist to take a rite of passage. Exchanges take place between the USA and another country, around a topic of contention. The idea is to take the conversation away from the media and the politicians, who often have a very different agenda than the people. SOP gives the conversation to the artists to chew on. This is the foundation for all SOP projects. From that dialogue, a final exhibition and performance series is produced. In conjunction with The Mattress Factory Museum (MF), previous exchanges have taken place between Egypt and the US (revolving around the Egyptian Revolution and the Occupy Movement), Israel, Palestine and the US (revolving around the ideas of Borders, Walls and Citizenship), South Africa and the US (revolving around Civil Rights and Civil Wrongs) and this April (2022) Russia and the US (revolving around Propaganda, Truth, Revolution and Iconography). The 5th SOP project, an exchange with Indigenous artists inside US territories has begun. I present a performative lecture on these exchanges of conflict, which weave in and out of culture, war, politics, religion, social media driven obstacles and now – the global pandemic. This study (re)thinks how traditional forms of exchanges happen amongst artists, activists, and organizations plus shares transformative moments with artists from a diverse selection of practices.
Presenters
Tavia La FolletteCurator, Director, Artist and Associate Professor, Graduate (MFA) and Undergraduate (Theatre Studies Interdisciplinary Focus), Towson University, Maryland, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2023 Special Focus—-New Aesthetic Expressions: The Social Role of Art
KEYWORDS
Artists in War, Border Crossing, Social Practice, Religion, Social Censorship
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