Visual Arts History 2287F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Misogyny, General Idea, Jo Spence
14 Apr 2016
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Avert our gaze from something that is noticeably different and considered disgusting, there is also staring though. Didn"t cause a reaction until graffiti was drawn on it as a reaction. You can see family is healthy, robust, a vision of. There had to be an identity, a scapegoat, to represent this disease. Representation of the drug that treated aids in 90s act. Artist"s partner died in the 90s due to aids. Succumbed to the disease himself years later, image haunted his morality. Empty bed embodies the experiences, private experiences that happen in bed. Artist invites us to think about sexuality in a broader framework. Disrupts how the body was being figured at this time. Coming to terms with the diseased body through technological imaging. Gives them access to images of the body that before remained internal. Used images to identify sick parts of the body, once located the part is no longer apart of the patient.
