Totes. I think because there is so little any individual can do at this moment, we have to just keep making the work and doing the things. Otherwise, despair is such a big hole.
This was my thinking today, too. We need art to stay sane. I'm rewriting multiple syllabi at multiple institutions to be more arts driven for this exact reason.
During Trump's first term, I remember people flocked to my classes at the community college because I was teaching literature, not politics (at least not head on). People crave relief in dark times, especially when they are tasked with working extra hard for their survival.
And I agree, we will all feel the impact of this rightward turn. Even so, those of us with white privilege, economic and social privilege (citizenship) should look for ways to support those under attack.
Yes. All that. Make art. Make friends. Make soup. Make waves. Make a difference.
Speaking of art - and, yes, let's also look at art and read - do you know the Salt Book? A book physically remade into art, yet still in the collection of a library. Is it a book? Is it art? The answer is yes.
Love this, Emily! (We're starting new, public-facing things in the Center - better than just feeling shitty about it all)
Totes. I think because there is so little any individual can do at this moment, we have to just keep making the work and doing the things. Otherwise, despair is such a big hole.
Thank you, Emily!
This was my thinking today, too. We need art to stay sane. I'm rewriting multiple syllabi at multiple institutions to be more arts driven for this exact reason.
During Trump's first term, I remember people flocked to my classes at the community college because I was teaching literature, not politics (at least not head on). People crave relief in dark times, especially when they are tasked with working extra hard for their survival.
And I agree, we will all feel the impact of this rightward turn. Even so, those of us with white privilege, economic and social privilege (citizenship) should look for ways to support those under attack.
Yes. All that. Make art. Make friends. Make soup. Make waves. Make a difference.
Speaking of art - and, yes, let's also look at art and read - do you know the Salt Book? A book physically remade into art, yet still in the collection of a library. Is it a book? Is it art? The answer is yes.
https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/watson-library-tacita-dean-salt-book
Thinking about art, thinking about writing, thinking about reading. Making art, writing, reading. Getting through day by day.
Thanks for this, Emily.
I love this so much. Thank you for sharing. <3
We were in NYC in October, visiting one of our daughters, saw it IRL. It's even more amazing than the photos and video.