Opulent Mobility - Opening Panel & Reception

USC Visions and Voices

A conversation with and group exhibition of artists focused on reframing conventional approaches to disability and chronic illness.

Mayer Auditorium, USC Health Sciences Campus

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<h3>Description</h3>What does it mean to center disability in arts practice and aesthetics? <a href="https://www.opulentmobility.com/" title="https://www.opulentmobility.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Opulent Mobility</a> is a vibrant group exhibition that spotlights artists whose works answer this question by reframing and recalibrating conventional approaches to disability and chronic illness. Now in its ninth year and being shown for the first time at USC, Opulent Mobility will include a rich collection of pieces across diverse media including photography, painting, sculpture, mixed media, and video to offer new models of beauty, interdependence, and care. The opening will include a conversation featuring curators <a href="https://www.dreamsbymachine.com/about.html" title="https://www.dreamsbymachine.com/about.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">A. Laura Brody</a> and <a href="https://aboutdisability.com/?page_id=99" title="https://aboutdisability.com/?page_id=99" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Anthony Tusler</a> with artist <a href="https://www.patriciafortlage.com/lemonade/" title="https://www.patriciafortlage.com/lemonade/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Patricia Fortlage</a>, moderated by USC professor <a href="https://dornsife.usc.edu/profile/julie-van-dam/" title="https://dornsife.usc.edu/profile/julie-van-dam/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Julie Van Dam</a>. They will address the pertinence of disability art practice to disability ethics and aesthetics. The panel will be accompanied by live ASL translation, and all art descriptions will be available in a Braille booklet. A reception in the gallery will follow.<a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eventdetails/?event_id=43415282136886&s_type=&s_genre=" title="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eventdetails/?event_id=43415282136886&s_type=&s_genre=" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here to learn more.</a>

<h3>Related Events: </h3>Reimagining Disability Narratives through Artistic Practice A Lecture by A. Laura Brody September 24, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. Taper Hall 301 For more info, click <a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eventdetails/?event_id=46675946693784" title="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eventdetails/?event_id=46675946693784" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HERE</a>. Opulent Mobility Art Exhibition Wednesday, September 25 to Friday, October 25, 2024 Hoyt Gallery, Health Sciences Campus For more info, click <a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eventdetails/?event_id=47547229783857" title="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eventdetails/?event_id=47547229783857" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HERE</a>. Gender, Queerness, Disability, and the Arts A Conversation with A. Laura Brody and Brontë Grimm Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 10 a.m. Taper Hall 309K For more info, click <a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eventdetails/?event_id=46676301101820" title="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eventdetails/?event_id=46676301101820" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HERE</a>.

Presented by <a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/" title="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">USC Visions and Voices.</a> Organized by Pamela Schaff (Medical Education, Family Medicine, and Pediatrics), Julie Van Dam (French and Italian), Erika Wright (Medical Education and English), Sabrina Derrington (Pediatrics), and Ron Ben-Ari (Internal Medicine and Medical Education). Co-sponsored by the Keck School of Medicine’s HEAL (Humanities, Ethics, Art, and Law) Program and the Center for Bioethics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.<blockquote>Art: Patricia Fortlage, On The Menu, 2023 Framed archival pigment print, 16” x 20” x 1” Kat Chudy, Sick Coat, 2022 Thrift store men's XL jacket, netting, faux leather, studs, and thread, 24” x 18” x 14" Rachel Ungerer, Here For All of You, 2022 Acrylic on canvas, 28” x 22”</blockquote>

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