write with us: taylor crumpton

Dallas Contemporary

join us on saturday, 11 march for write with us: taylor crumpton from 10.00 am - 12.00 pm

j﻿oin us for a second iteration of write with us: taylor crumpton covering our current exhibition gabrielle goliath: chorus on view now - 19 march. in this workshop, you will write a review of the exhibition, which will be archived on dallas contemporary&#x27;s site to commemorate gabrielle goliath&#x27;s exhibition.all levels of experience are welcome + all materials are provided. this workshop is always free! — limited capacity available.taylor crumpton is a music, pop culture and politics writer from dallas. since she’s began writing, taylor’s bylines has appeared on a variety of publications, including pitchfork, nylon, playboy, marie claire and others.write with us is a workshop for writers of all levels, designed to encourage + strengthen art looking + writing skills. this workshop aims to educate + inspire both new + experienced writers, as well as address the present need for more engaging critical responses to contemporary art in dallas/fort worth. each workshop will look closely at one of the museum’s exhibiting artists.resources for write with us: taylor crumpton workshoptrigger warning: sexual assault, violence, deathwe encourage guests to read the following articles about &#x27;chorus,&#x27; the exhibition on view by south african artist gabrielle goliath. the selected materials will allow participants to explore the cultural and societal factors in south africa that led to the work’s creation and draw parallels with the fight to end gender-based violence in texas.articlesbackground on the exhibit:<a href="https://www.frieze.com/article/gabrielle-goliath-chorus-goodman-cape-town-2021-review" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">gabrielle goliath’s inquiry into loss, memory and mourning</a> <a href="https://artthrob.co.za/2021/12/06/entangled-within-a-world-of-others-an-interview-with-gabrielle-goliath/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">entangled within a world of others: an interview with gabrielle goliath</a> <a href="https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/whats-on/cape-town/gabrielle-goliaths-chorus-honours-the-memory-of-uyinene-mrwetyana-6313d462-1982-4489-9131-9837b9cc788c" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">gabrielle goliath’s ‘chorus’ honours the memory of uyinene mrwetyana</a> <a href="https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2022-09-30/immigration-guns-and-abortion-dominate-abbott-orourke-debate-in-the-rio-grande-valley" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">governor greg abbott and beto o&#x27;rourke&#x27;s perspectives on sexual assault</a> <a href="https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/abortion-immigration-impacting-race-for-texas-attorney-general/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">attorney general ken paxton and rochelle garza’s views on abortions</a> artist statementon how chorus relates to texas from from gabrielle goliath:“i am both honored and challenged to be presenting this work in texas, at a time in which many are still grieving the loss of nineteen students and two teachers shot and killed at robb elementary school in uvalde. the normativity of precarious life - of children and people of color – sustained by the racial and patriarchal norms of gun-culture in the us, resonates to a degree – across geographic, historical and sociopolitical lines of difference – with the violence enacted daily against women, children and lgbtq people in south africa. chorus is a work of mourning to be sure, but also of survival, and importantly hope – for we cannot imagine and seek to realize a world otherwise, if we fail to bear with us those lost to or still surviving an order of violence we hope to – and must – transform. and this is a work for all of us. i am, of course, also acutely aware of the complex relation of this emphatically black decolonial feminist work to the political and ethical crisis attending the recent overturning of roe vs. wade, and its devastating implications for so many women. within this context of difficulty, chorus offers an important opportunity to relate across difference, and i believe, for those who open themselves to it, a space in which to grieve, heal, imagine and yes, hope,” said gabrielle goliath, artist.<a href="https://www.dallascontemporary.org/gabrielle-goliath" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">click here to read the full statement</a>

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