Comments on: Teaching with controversial subject matter http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/12/teaching-with-controversial-subject-matter/ The Official Blog of Art21, Inc. and the <i>Art in the Twenty-First Century</i> PBS series Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:47:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Reflection in the Porcelain Pond | Art21 Blog http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/12/teaching-with-controversial-subject-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-11608 Reflection in the Porcelain Pond | Art21 Blog Fri, 22 May 2009 11:01:04 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/12/teaching-with-controversial-subject-matter/#comment-11608 [...] of the Viennese Actionists, Carolee Schneemann, Kim Jones, Ana Mendieta, Chris Ofili, and Paul McCarthy hold out apocalyptic hope for some kind of cathartic expulsion of themselves, in which advanced [...]

]]> By: Marc Mayer http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/12/teaching-with-controversial-subject-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-10187 Marc Mayer Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:30:21 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/12/teaching-with-controversial-subject-matter/#comment-10187 Thanks for your comment Nate. The book you are talking about is called A Shady Promise. I also wrote a lesson with a teacher at the New Museum about gender and performance featuring Mutu’s work. It was really great.

]]> By: Nate Morgan http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/12/teaching-with-controversial-subject-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-10180 Nate Morgan Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:00:48 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/12/teaching-with-controversial-subject-matter/#comment-10180 Wangechi Mutu (and Joe Fusaro) were keynote speakers at a conference hosted by NYSATA last year. Wangechi’s work is terrific to bring into any conversation with students because she recontextualizes material AND speaks to sexuality (especially experienced from a vantagepoint of African and African/American women).

Ms. Mutu just had a terrific book published about her work – it would be a great addition to any lesson plan, as it gives examples of how her finished pieces gestate from very simple sketchbook ideas……

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