*Updated Program Date from 2/12/21 to 2/20/21
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Disabled Reflexivity: An Examination of “Self” in Embodied Illness Art Practice
Friday, February 20 at 1 PM PST
While exhibition artist Panteha Abareshi’s earlier work focused on a hyper-personal examination of “self”, the new work in Tender Calamities its situated in what Abareshi describes as “Xeno-Crip” body of thought. As the artist shares, “While I strive to embody the post-human abandonment of self, I also greatly value the acknowledgment of when I ‘fail’ to do so.”
In this talk, learn more about the new work featured in Tender Calamities and Abareshi’s approach to disability/illness.
This program is free and open to all. Advance registration required. Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxzeUfMDPbh0zHTG6lJOlN_fhXJ3PE3PZ-YzXQ739UhcYPGg/viewform
As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodation or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting you wish you attend. Due to the difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five (5) or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Gallery at lamag@lacity.org.
Image Courtesy of Panteha Abareshi.
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