Masochistic Performances on Intersectional Identities
Mittwoch, 03. Juni 2015 - 19:00 Uhr
Campus der Universität Wien, Altes AKH
Lecture organized by Noit Banai, Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Universität Wien, Marina Grzinic and Julischka Stengele, Post Conceptual Art Study Program.
A lecture performance discussing the context and recent developments on her recent performance for Purrr!_Femme!-ance! at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
Working with art, in particular performance, as a catalyst for discourse and action/ social change, Bailey, investigates the tensions between (constructed or otherwise) gendered, racial and sexual(ised) identities and behaviors, particularly in relation to unspoken narratives of intersectionality.
Ashley Bailey is a queer feminist person of colour, based in London, UK.
Bailey has studied at Central St Martins, University of the Arts London and at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and works in the fields of performance, digital media, installation and text. www.ashleybailey.co.uk