Dominique Palladino and Sarah Johansen, How to Baste a Turkey Roast, 2014. Video and installation (lollipops, latex paint and Adidas). Photo: Jacqueline Iannocone.
Diversity is too sweet a word now. All sugar, no meat. People tend to grin when they hear it because there’s not much else to do. But there is quite a bit to dig your teeth into if you get through the candy coating. I was invited to visit the MFA Fine Arts program at the School of Visual Arts recently. My aim was to get a sense of the program’s diversity (current and aspirational) so I could write about it. Something I learned at SVA: Diversity is a collaboration in candy smashing. Here are some toothsome bits dug out of the saccharine rubble:
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