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Posted: Mar 17, 2008 in Things to do, Culture
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The latest installment of iMOCA 101 continues Wednesday. Sexual Performance: Gender Roles in Art will discuss such ideas as the power of the 'goddess' or feminine spirit invoked and represented in Ana Mendieta's photographs: the history of androgyny and cross-dressing from 19th-century 'dandies' to The Rocky Horror Picture Show; and the expression of masculinity in Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle - named after the muscles responsible for what Seinfeld called 'shrinkage.' The Cremaster film series expresses masculinity through allusions to reproductive organs and the process of sexual differentiation.
Led by Butler Univ. professor Elizabeth K. Mix, each iMOCA 101 session included historical context and a look at notable movements and influential figures in each field. It was developed to educate the public on today's contemporary art trends.
When: March 19 at 5:30-6:30pm. At the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art galleries, 340 N. Senate Avenue.
Sounds sexy!