The importance of bad art | Emma Sulkowicz full interview
56Emma Sulkowicz discusses cross-political dialogue, narcissism and bad art.
Content warning: discussion of sexual assault
Who doesn't Emma Sulkowicz make art anymore? Join them on their journey from "Mattress Performance" to practicing Chinese traditional medicine.
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This interview with Emma Sulkowicz explores the connection between art, politics and subjective experience. Through their experience using art to fight sexual assult taboos, Emma's work exists at the forefront of art as politics, pushing their ideas outside of the traditional medium.
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Emma Sulkowicz is an artist, sexual assault activist and political commentator.
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Why did you choose to tell your story through performance?
06:20 Can we really expect art to change the world?
08:45 Is creativity a way of asserting control?
12:30 Do we value political art more highly?
17:57 What's the relationship between art and healing?
20:16 Does celebrity culture hinder creativity?
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