TALK BACK

“TALK BACK centers the lives and leadership of disabled artists and organizers, asserting that deep-rooted cultural changes must be made within the art world to become more inclusive and accessible. TALK BACK believes that disability must be included in conversations about diversity. One part of affecting change in the art world is by placing disabled artists and organizers in positions of influence within the arts to effect change from within.

TALK BACK imagines a reality yet to exist, shifts able-normative assumptions to make room for every body and illuminates non-binary futures. TALK BACK envisions and celebrates joy, pleasure, mindbody, radical care and inclusion, sovereign bodies, crip time, community building, non-verbal and alternative forms of communication. TALK BACK disrupts through fluidity, quiet protest, overt and mass protest that includes multiple ways of showing up and being present. TALK BACK works within and against capitalism, classism and medical ableism to redefine value, time, productivity and worth. TALK BACK makes room for criticism, restoration liberation, coming out, ownership of one’s mind and body, access demands, intersectionality and utopias to offer multiple entry points to TALK BACK.”

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TALK BACK is a month-long exhibition I had the pleasure and privilege of co-curating with the wonderful moira williams at Flux Factory. During the course of the month, TALK BACK exhibited the work of 40+ artists and hosted 12 public programs, including a three day convening. I am so grateful for this inaugural curatorial experience; it stretched me immensely, and I learned so much from the generosity, creativity, thoughtfulness and care from all the participating artists and moira.

May 9 - June 2, 2019