LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) (Venue Partner)
6522 Hollywood Boulevard
323.957.1777
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Three Weeks In January
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Friday Jan 27 (5–8:30pm)
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“Back in 1977 when Suzanne Lacy came up with Three Weeks in May, there were no laptops, smart phones, or e-readers. There also wasn't a really a huge network of people who came together to talk about the touchy subject of rape. 35 years later, there are networks aplenty — Flavorpill, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, tumblr, and freshly coded geo-locating apps all make it possible to forge connections without having to see anyone face-to-face. Rape is all about the physical encounter, though, so what's it going to be like to talk about online? Suzanne Lacy shows us with "Storying Violence," the multi-social-media penultimate finale to Three Weeks in January, right before the candlelight conclusion at LACE.”
Tanja M. Laden, Flavorpill
Three Weeks In January: End Rape in Los Angeles is a new work of public performance art by artist Suzanne Lacy in partnership with LA student and arts groups, political organizations, and civic institutions. Re-creating key aspects of an original 1977 artwork titled Three Weeks in May, the new project focuses on where Los Angeles is now – forty years into the anti-rape movement – and how to end violence against women. A hallmark of Three Weeks in January is the Los Angeles Rape Map, installed at Deaton Auditorium. Through February 1st, young women and men will mark the map with the prior day's police reports. This live event features private reflection and a performative conversation where dozens of LA activists plan a local mobilization towards a worldwide initiative – One Billion Women Rising, planned for February 2013. Presented by LACE as part of Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival.
