Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Another query

Months ago, upon hearing I was collaboratively cleaning the subway stations of New York as an act of social responsibility and a continuation of feminist art practice, my father asked "What does being a janitor have to do with art?".

This weekend, upon hearing our proposal got accepted by AIOP for October, another family member had a similar query.

I'm glad to have been chosen in this year's AIOP Pedestrian cycle, and at the same time I'm glad to have the questions arise about what my work is "about", and how cleaning public spaces can help broaden views of art and help illustrate other aspects of art history.

I can't wait to get back to New York from the west coast for another collaborative cleaning. I return next week.

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