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SUMMARY:Summer Institute II: Wendy Book Club with Walter Scott & Niki Little | Public Events
DESCRIPTION:For the July 2017 session of Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art’s Summer Institute\, Walter Scott and Niki Little co-facilitate the Wendy Book Club from July 14 to August 4\, 2017. Taking Wendy (2014) and Wendy’s Revenge (2016) as their point of departure\, they will use these texts to investigate satire as a strategy for self-reflection and cultural critique\, marginalized narratives\, and the subjectivities of artist\, queer\, non-artist\, Indigenous\, etc. Perceptions of the public and private world of the artist and representations of the art world will be discussed and “dispelled” through Wendy’s perspective. \nWhile moving conceptually through the books\, participants will also engage in a constellation of activities reflective of the concerns of their fictional characters. This may take the form of yoga\, meditation exercises\, and the exploration of esoteric practices such as tarot reading. Throughout the three weeks\, “The Wendy Book Club” will take up the specific formal elements that comprise the graphic novel\, expanding knowledge about comics and comic making. Scott and Little will additionally invite guest artists\, and speakers with specific Indigenous-related knowledge\, while also allowing ample studio time to reflect on the understandings generated as a group. \n\nPublic events:\n \nFriday\, July 21 | 7pm\nWendy’s Revenge Performance by Walter Scott \nTuesday\, July 25 | 7pm\nComing of Age as  a “Fake Nerd”\nArtist talk with Maya Ben David \nMonday\, July 31 | 10am\nCuratorial talk with Becca Taylor \nWednesday\, August 2 | 7pm\nArtist talk with Tau Lewis\n*More info to come \nThursday\, August 3 |4-8pm\nOpen Studio\n*More info to come \n\nFor more information\, including participant bios see: https://plugin.org/node/1250 \n\nRelated exhibit:\nWalter Scott\, Blinky Is Reading | June 12- September 04\, 2017
URL:https://plugin.org/event/summer-institute-ii-wendy-book-club-with-walter-scott-niki-little-public-events/
LOCATION:Manitoba
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SUMMARY:Coming of age as a 'fake nerd' • Artist Talk with Maya Ben David
DESCRIPTION:Maya Ben David embodies characters and anthropomorphizes inanimate objects\, such as airplanes and other machines. She constructs and interacts with alternate universes\, largely through the Interne and videos\, but also live performance. Negotiating this online presence within her art practice\, Ben David reflexively addresses the complex commingling of agency and misogyny online platforms engender. \nOn Tuesday\, July 25th at 7pm\, Ben David will present a public artist talk and screening\, marking the second public presentation programmed in conjunction with Wendy Book Club – session two of our 2017 Summer Institute research program\, lead by Walter Scott and Niki Little. Ben David will familiarize Winnipeg with her practice\, emphasizing the underpinnings of her work with personas and character development\, addressing the limitations and freedoms of persona performativity on the Internet. She will introduce and expand on the concept of vore – “the desire to consume or be consumed by a fictional character”- as a tool for coping with anxiety. In drawing out the complexity of this social practice\, Ben David will deconstruct the underlying misogynist culture present in many online forums such as 9gag\, Reddit and furry/anthro fandoms — with specific interest in the “fake nerd girl”\, a term used to delegitimize women’s claim to “nerd content”. \nAs part of this unique performative presentation\, Ben David will also screen a recent short film titled Anthro Baseball (2017). \nMaya Ben David (MBD) is a Toronto based video performance Jewish-Iranian Anthro Plane. Ben David creates worlds and characters that explore concepts such as anthropomorphism\, cosplay and performative personas. Ben David’s characters origin stories are established via video performance and are performed continuously through her online presence. Her characters inhabit alternate universes but also interact with each other and already established nostalgic universes such as Pokemon and Spider-Man. In addition to this\, Ben David is also a character know as “MBD” who feuds with the many manifestations of herself and the art world. Most infamously\, MBD is known for inciting online feuds with other artists such as Jon Rafman and Ajay Kurian. Ben David received her BFA from the University of Guelph\, studied abroad at Hochschule für Künste Bremen\, University of the Arts Bremen\, Germany\, and at Nanjing University of the Arts in Nanjing China. She has been featured in numerous group exhibitions in Canada\, the USA and Europe. This talk and screening is programmed in conjunction with Session II of our Summer Institute research program\, Wendy Book Club\, co-facilitated by Walter Scott and Niki Little. The talk will be followed by a small reception and the chance to mingle with Summer Institute participants and faculty. Cash bar will be open. Everyone welcome! \nOther public programming for Wendy Book Club includes: \nMonday\, July 31 | 10am\nCuratorial talk with Becca Taylor \nWednesday\, August 2 | 7pm\nArtist talk with Tau Lewis \nFriday\, August 4 | TBD\nOpen Studio \n\nAll public programming is free and open to the public. Everyone welcome!  \n\nThe Summer Institute is an international post-graduate research program for professional artists working in all disciplines and media. In 2017 Plug In ICA hosts two sessions of the Institute\, both emphasizing writing as an expanded field incorporating elements of critical confession\, reflection and artistry. For the second session\, July 17 to August 4\, participants work with writer\, artist and editor\, Walter Scott and artist and curator\, Niki Little with special guests Tau Lewis\, Becca Taylor\, and Maya Ben David. \nEach session invites participants who wish to work independently or collaboratively based on their own interests and projects and includes opportunities to work in a peer-to-peer environment through group activities planned during the session. A number of guest artists\, curators and theorists will visit the Summer Institute for lectures and studio visits. \nThe participants in the Wendy Book Club\, Summer Institute Session II include: \nJoi T. Arcand • Alex Ateah • Madeline Bogoch • Viola Chen 陈宜晴 • Kristiane Church • Kelly Campbell • Dayna Danger • Jillian Groening • Whess Harman • Emma Mayer • Mariana Muñoz Gomez • Pooja Sen • Sarah Stewart • Tanis Worme \nFor More information on the Wendy Book Club Summer Institute\, Session II\, see: https://plugin.org/node/1250 \n\nPlug In ICA extends our gratitude to our generous donors\, valued members and dedicated volunteers. With special thanks to our Director’s Circle. \nWe gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts\, the Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council. We thank the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts for their support of our 2016 and 2017 program\, as well as Payworks and Wawanesa Insurance for the direct support of our youth programs. \nPlug In ICA relies on community support to remain free and accessible to all\, and enable us to continue to present excellent programs. Please consider becoming a member of Plug In ICA and a donor at https://plugin.org/support or by contacting Angela Forget: angela@plugin.org \nFor media inquiries please contact: Sarah Nesbitt at sarah@plugin.org or by phone at (204) 942-1043. For general information please contact: info@plugin.org \n\nRelated exhibit:\nWalter Scott\, Blinky Is Reading | June 12- September 04\, 2017
URL:https://plugin.org/event/coming-of-age-as-a-fake-nerd-%e2%80%a2-artist-talk-with-maya-ben-david/
LOCATION:Manitoba
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