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Upcoming exhibitions & Events :
Political Circus 2024
Schmidt Center Gallery & Public Space
Curated by Jane Caputi & Rockford Projects
On View: October 5 – November 24, 2024
Opening Reception: October 15, 2024, 4:30 - 8:30 pm
- Interdisciplinary Panel Discussions: October 15, 2024, 2:00 - 3:00 pm, and October 22, 2024, 11:00 am
- Artist Talk with Valery Estabrook: The Curse of Being Resilient: October 18, 2024, 10:00 am
- Comic Workshop featuring artist Christopher Speradino: October 25, 2024, 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Join the Political Circus! Expect pageantry, cheap shots, branding, bombast, combative opinion, conflicting patriotic pride, and flags of every stripe. Based on Dr. Jane Caputi's multi-year collection of presidential election merchandise, this exhibition examines the interplay of political media, consumerism, and patriotism. Presidential pop paraphernalia acts as a cultural fun house mirror, reflecting and reshaping America. Curator Lisa Rockford juxtaposes Caputi's mass-produced election materials documenting trends in American elections with artistic "craftivism" and flag iconography for insight at media in election times.
Featuring artworks from: Aaron Fein, Adam Farcus, Adrienne Sloane, Amy Gelb, Angela Nguyen, Arlene Rush, Aurora Molina, Batia Lowenberg, Celine Browning, Christopher Sperandio, Donna Ruff, Elle Schorr, George Lorio, Hirbod Human, Iván Sikic, Jay Hatfield, Kate Kretz, Katrina Majkut, Laura Ficorilli, Leslie Robison, Lisa Anne Auerbach, Mabelin Castellanos, Margaret Roleke-Rooney, Martin Casuso, Melissa Vandenberg, Misael Soto, Natalie Baxter, Patty Carroll, Petra Liebl-Osborne, Richard Notkin, Rita Valley, RW BaBs, Samantha Salzinger, Sandra Ramos, Scott Froschauer, Susanna Johns, Valery Estabrook, and Winifred Van der Rijn.
Panel: The Political Circus, Human Rights and Presidential Campaigns (2008-2024)
Oct. 15, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Schmidt Gallery
Two panels for Political Circus 2024 show at the Schmidt Gallery, Oct 5 through Nov. 24. The exhibition features art as well as commercial pop presidential paraphernalia, mostly from the current election but sampling also those of 2008, 2016, and 2020. Expect pageantry, cheap shots, branding, bombast, combative opinion, competing and conflicting patriotic pride, and flags of every stripe. Panelists will offer brief talks (10 minutes each) and then invite comments, dialogue and questions.
Panelists:
1. Peyton Sibert: PhD Student, Comparative Studies and Tori Jones, undergraduate Honors Program, Sociology major, WGSS minor, “LGBTQ+ Human Rights"
2. Karen Leader, Associate Professor, Art History, “Cats are Human Too”
3. Luisa Turbino Torres, Assistant Professor, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Political Science, "Reproductive Rights"
4. Jane Caputi, Professor, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Comm & Multimedia, "Weaponization of Disgust and Human Rights"
5. Allan Barsky, Professor, Social Work, “Bridging Differences in the Divided States of America.”\
Artist Talk with Valery Estabrook: The Curse of Being Resilient
Oct. 18, 2024, 10:00 am, Schmidt Gallery
Zoom Link: https://fau-edu.zoom.us/j/84949479255?pwd=InoR8qRF97taptgWJoRiSwyKnp28bN.1
Come Join the (Political) Circus: A Panel and Discussion
Oct. 22, 2024, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm, Schmidt Gallery
Panelists:
1. Jane Caputi, Professor, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, “‘The Donfather’ and Other Mythic Masks of Pop Presidency.”
2. Sika Dagbovie-Mullins, Professor, English, “Matters of Race and Misogynoir.”
3. Jordan Thompson, PhD candidate, Psychology, “Meme Wars and Presidential Campaigns.”
4. Robert Caputi, Instructor, Sociology, “‘Mean Wars’: Malicious Pop Presidential Discourse.”
Comic Workshop featuring artist Christopher Speradino
Oct. 25, 2024, 5:30 - 8:00 pm, Schmidt Gallery
Link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1031143045607?aff=oddtdtcreator
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