Tune in to our Very Last Episode in our segment on Connections Between Spiritual and Artistic Practice with Sharon Arnold.
”Sharon Arnold (She/They) is an independent scholar, writer, and educator working in arts, philosophy, and cultural histories. They approach this work through the examination of histories, folklore, community ecosystems, and solidarity networks to support new paths forward. Sharon has a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts with a focus on critical theory and cultural criticism; and went on to found Bridge Productions in 2011. They co-teach various drop-in and year long classes at Madrona House Apothecary with founder Vanessa Ainslie; and they are currently in their third year as an adjunct instructor in the art department at Cornish College of the Arts, with an emphasis on the ethics and practicum of curatorial and exhibition-making; as well as integration of research and studio practice. They are currently working on a long term project examining the Pacific Northwest’s regional arts ecosystems, small pieces of which are regularly published on Dimensions Variable.”
Performance by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as Faluda Islam the zombie, video projections by Anum Awan in 'Tomorrow We Inherit the Earth_ The Queer Intifada AkA Alif is For Intifada' June 20-22 2019, CounterPulse Theater, SF. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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I hope you are all making through the isolation (or in some cases, lack of isolation) okay. This week I am very excited to speak with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Jr. for our segment on Art, Gender, and Sexuality. Bhutto’s last name may sound familiar to some of you, and yes, he is named for his grandfather, the People’s Party former Prime Minister of Pakistan in the 1970s. We will talk about Bhutto’s alter ego Faluda Islam, Queer Muslim Futurism, and I am pretty sure that we will at least touch on the current crises and how they factor into a queer Muslim artistic practice.
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