Nov 25, 2020 | Emerge Faculty
Reverent Billy, Guest Faculty 2008–10 Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir believe that Consumerism is overwhelming in our lives. The corporations want us to have experienced only through their products. Our neighborhoods, “commons” places...
Nov 24, 2020 | Emerge Lead Faculty, Emerge Faculty
Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful, Guest Faculty (2008 & 2021), Facilitator for “Analog Bodies & Virtual Activations” (2022-present) Nicolás Dumit Estévez (he/him), treads an elusive route that manifests itself performatively or through experiences where...
Nov 24, 2020 | Emerge Faculty
Karen Finley, Guest Faculty 2008–09 & 2019–23 Karen Finley is a New York-based artist whose raw and transgressive performances have long provoked controversy and debate. She has appeared and exhibited internationally her visual art, performances, and plays. Her...
Nov 24, 2020 | Emerge Faculty
Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Guest Faculty 2008–10 & 2016 Performance artist/writer Guillermo Gómez-Peña resides in San Francisco where he is the artistic director of La Pocha Nostra. Born in 1955 and raised in Mexico City, he traveled to the U.S. in 1978 to study...
Nov 24, 2020 | Emerge Faculty
Carmelita Tropicana, Guest Faculty 2008–09 Cuban-born writer/performance artist Carmelita Tropicana received an Obie award in 1999 for “Sustained Excellence” and was named “One of the Most Notable Women of 1998” by El Diario newspaper. She and...
