Empowering Artists Through Inequities in the Art World | Arthur Polendo | TEDxPaloAltoCollege скачать в хорошем качестве

Empowering Artists Through Inequities in the Art World | Arthur Polendo | TEDxPaloAltoCollege

Inequities exist in the art world, causing artists to suffer financially. In this talk, Dr. Arthur Polendo discusses movement to empower artists and create equitable work for them. Dr. Arthur Polendo was born and raised in Muskegon, Michigan. He also resided in Los Angeles and San Antonio preceding his pursuit of higher education. Polendo studied at L’Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France during his undergraduate studies, and obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the California College of the Arts. He also obtained a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Fine Arts, Critical Studies from Texas Tech University. Polendo is a core group member of the arts collective Occupy Museums (2011 – present), which collectively plans actions, events, exhibitions, projects, and organizing. Occupy Museums has exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum and the Warsaw Museum of Modern Art, and was prominently featured in the Whitney Biennial hosted by the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City in 2017. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx