Real Work: An essay on ableism and art
“I make these when I’m not making my ‘real’ work.” I heard this statement fall out of my mouth and stopped myself, horrified. I was at the opening of the…
Rosie Ranauro is a Jamaica Plain based artist that works in drawing, collage, performance and sound. She received her BFA from MassArt in 2011 and has continued to live and work in the Boston area. She most recently performed in the Tinderbox series at Mobius, and showed in the BLAA summer show 'You Think It's ___, But It's Really ___', as well as moderating a corresponding panel on the topic of queerness, disability and the arts. In October she will be showing at CARE, a show exploring the body of the artist through performance, self care, community care, and self image within a personal and/or political context.
“I make these when I’m not making my ‘real’ work.” I heard this statement fall out of my mouth and stopped myself, horrified. I was at the opening of the…