Writing is an inherently participatory, communal act, as a scholar can only form a meaningful argument in dialogue with other artists and authors. Students in WR 100, \u201cWhen Cultures Collide: Global Perspectives in Contemporary Art,\u201d directly addressed this issue of participation in their third paper assignment, which asked them to contextualize an international visual artist\u2019s work against relevant theories of interactive art. Yoko Ono, an artist renowned for her individuality, nuance, and grace, seemed a natural choice for Eva Gallagher, who exhibits these same qualities in her sophisticated prose.<\/p>\n
Eva\u2019s essay is notable for its dexterous treatment of multiple types of sources. A historical performance such as Ono\u2019s\u00a0Cut Piece<\/em>\u00a0must be contemplated through its documentation: videos, photographs, and an \u201cevent score\u201d or script that dictates the action. Eva met this challenge by translating her visual source materials into lush descriptions, which in turn, she interpreted using the theoretical texts assigned for class. She further expanded the discussion to include carefully selected sources from her own research. Perhaps Eva\u2019s nuanced approach to these visual and textual materials stems from her concurrent work in graphic design: her composition\u00a0Puddle Illusions <\/em>adorns the cover of this issue of\u00a0WR<\/em>. Ultimately, Eva\u2019s conclusion links Ono\u2019s proto-feminist examination of gender to contemporary feminist efforts, such as the \u201cfree the nipple\u201d campaign on social media. In so doing, Eva reveals how Ono\u2019s piece transcends its original 1960s iteration to illuminate urgent contemporary concerns, both within and beyond academia and the art world.<\/p>\n \u2014<\/strong> SARAH PARRISH<\/strong> Writing is an inherently participatory, communal act, as a scholar can only form a meaningful argument in dialogue with other artists and authors. Students in WR 100, \u201cWhen Cultures Collide: Global Perspectives in Contemporary Art,\u201d directly addressed this issue of participation in their third paper assignment, which asked them to contextualize an international visual artist\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4801,"featured_media":0,"parent":10839,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10873"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4801"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10873"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10956,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10873\/revisions\/10956"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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