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On Art, Camp, and Human Sacrifice (A Lecture) - Willamette University

  • Willamette University - Black Box Theatre 900 State Street Salem, OR, 97301 United States (map)
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In this farcical, intentionally inept Power Point presentation, Portland's premier drag clown Carla Rossi dons her persona as Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Metaphysical & Digestive Clown Research to offer her findings on the art world, camp aesthetics, and, naturally, their correlation to ancient human sacrifice. Whether praising Anne Geddes' photoshoot with Celine Dion as the perfect embodiment of Susan Sontag's critique of photography or locating camp in a Venn diagram somewhere between Disneyland, Palm Springs, and Nicole Kidman, On Art, Camp, and Human Sacrifice lampoons the sometimes disingenuous realm of art theory while making the audience laugh and think about why we look at art and its subjects the way we do.

While this performance is relatively short, it's followed by a longer, sincere artist talk - with Anthony taking over from underneath the clown makeup - followed by a Q&A and conversation with the audience, forming a two-hour total engagement.

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