Author Description

The Jackie Is Rooted In The Wattis's Artist-driven Research Institute. It Is A Place To Explore And Share Some Of The Texts And Visual Work That Emerge Over The Course Of An Entire Year Of Discussions And Public Programs. Instead Of Providing Documentation Of Projects With Artists, The Jackie Offers Other Ideas, Voices, And References Generated By Conversations With And About Artists. The Jackie #1, Informed By Themes Related To The Work Of Dodie Bellamy, Revolves Around Questions Related To Contemporary Forms Of Feminism And Sexualities, The Rebirth Of The Author, And Ways In Which Vulnerability, Perversion, Vulgarity, And Self-exposure Can Be Forms Of Empowerment. The Texts Cover A Broad Array Of Styles, Including Memoir, Theoretical Essay, Art Historical Analysis, Poetry, And Fiction. The Visual Elements Are Equally Diverse, Ranging From Photographs To Collage To Drawing.the Jackie #1 Features New Essays By Nicole Archer, Michele Carlson, Tonya Foster, And Glen Helfand, As Well As Existing Texts By Sara Ahmed, Juliana Huxtable, Alex Kitnick, Lisa Robertson, Georges Bataille, Johanna Hedva, Audre Lorde, Bob Flanagan, Julia Kristeva, And Ursula Le Guin, And Images By Marcela Pardo Ariza, Frances Stark, Kaucilya Brooks, Rosemarie Trockel, And Mary Beth Edelson, Among Others.