Author Archives: cecily
VAGITUS
Vagitus, n. Etymology: Latin, < vāgīre to utter cries of distress, to wail. A cry or wail; spec. that of a new-born child. (OED) Vagitus–the cry or wail...
“What is Happening?”: Language and Sound in Jaap Blonk’s “What the President Will Say and Do!!”
“What is Happening?”: Language and Sound in Jaap Blonk’s “What the President Will Say and Do!!” Cecily Chen At the beginning of his 2004 performance “What the President Will...
Annie Sprinkle, Erotics of Air, and Ecosexuality
Short Presentation, Breathworks: Ours Annie Sprinkle, Erotics of Air, and Ecosexuality Cecily Chen My short presentation today focuses on performance artist and sex educator Annie Sprinkle, whose work over...
Vito Acconci, Open Book (1974)
https://ubu.com/film/acconci_book.html When language collapses, does it break down into “mere” breath? In a space of unintelligibility, intimacy (to be an open book) and violence (to forcefully unburden on another)...