Mousse #91, Spring 2025, delves into themes of power dynamics and performativity within contemporary art and culture. Amelia Jones initiates the discourse by questioning the current applications of “performativity.” The issue features a survey on the 1990s duo Lovett/Codagnone, with Lia Gangitano examining their challenges to normativity and the politicization of love, and a…
Mousse #91, Spring 2025, delves into themes of power dynamics and performativity within contemporary art and culture.
Amelia Jones initiates the discourse by questioning the current applications of "performativity." The issue features a survey on the 1990s duo Lovett/Codagnone, with Lia Gangitano examining their challenges to normativity and the politicization of love, and a conversation among Emi Fontana, Julie Tolentino, and Andrew Suggs reflecting on the duo's impact on activism and performance art. Sabrina Tarasoff discusses Diego Marcon's cinematic explorations of darkness, while Ikechúkwú Onyewuenyi analyzes JJJJJerome Ellis's integration of memoir, poetry, and music. Cally Spooner and Hendrik Folkerts explore "restlessness" in artistic and institutional contexts. Himali Singh Soin contributes a poem addressing themes of disappearance and collective conscience. Wendy Vogel interviews RoseLee Goldberg about her pioneering work in performance art. The issue also includes discussions on Shanzhai Lyric's subversion of branding language and Dani Blanga Gubbay's column on the disruptive nature of dance.
