Intersectional Feminisms in Art and Curatorial Practice
Online course by Node Center for Curatorial Studies with Kathy-Ann Tan
Duration: Feb 14 – Mar 14, 2022
Fee: 174€
Max seats: 30
Enroll before: Feb 10, 2022
Live sessions: 2 hrs/week
The course will center the work of BIPoC-led feminist art collectives around the world that speak to the importance of differentiating between the plurality of lived experiences of women*. In particular, we will look at the ways that intersectional feminists have developed empowering strategies of navigating the dominantly white-led, hetero-masculinist spaces in the art world.
To gain a solid understanding of the theory behind contemporary intersectional feminist art and curatorial practices, we will also be discussing the works and collaborative projects of influential BIPoC feminist theorists such as Audre Lorde, bell hooks, Gloria Anzaldúa. Participants will draw on this theory to reflect on how they can apply these ideas to their own artistic and curatorial practices.
Reading material and links to online resources will be provided.
Program
Week 1: Introduction.
Introduction to the program and course overview.
This is a one-hour-only welcome session. The lecturer will introduce the program and participants will introduce themselves. No prior preparation is necessary.
Week 2: Intersectional Feminisms in Art
This week will present an overview of intersectional feminism as a theory and practice, as a methodology and mode of intervention in the arts and culture.
Week 3: BIPoC art collectives and projects
In this session, we will discuss some BIPoC art collectives and projects that center the stories and narratives of women* of color.
Week 4: Queer intersectionality
This week will focus specifically on the work of queer and gender non-conforming BIPoC artists, curators and cultural practitioners who are challenging the status-quo and shifting traditional understandings of feminist and LGBTIQ activism in the arts.
Week 5: Intersectional Feminisms in institutional contexts
In this final week, we will round up with a practical session that shares some resources and strategies informed by a commitment to practicing intersectional feminism in institutions.