About

So Happy to Be Here in the 21st Century

In this performance lecture, delivered as the Fall 2011 Convocation Lecture at Pacific Northwest College of Art, Behar and Kim discussed Disorientalism’s body of work created between 2005 and 2011. The theme of failure is explored in varying voices from corporate-speak to art critique to Internet memes. In particular, this lecture addresses failure in relation to Disorientalism’s ongoing investment in junk culture.

   Incorrect Method?              Check!
   Uselessness?                       Check!
   Incompatibility?                  Check!
   Absurdity?                            Check!
   Unrecognizability?             Check!
   Incoherence?                       Check!

So Happy to Be Here in the 21st Century, 2011
Performance lecture
Duration 45 minutes

Credits: Documentation photography: Pacific Northwest College of Art

In this performance lecture, delivered as the Fall 2011 Convocation Lecture at Pacific Northwest College of Art, Behar and Kim discussed Disorientalism’s body of work created between 2005 and 2011. The theme of failure is explored in varying voices from corporate-speak to art critique to Internet memes. In particular, this lecture addresses failure in relation to Disorientalism’s ongoing investment in junk culture.

   Incorrect Method?              Check!
   Uselessness?                       Check!
   Incompatibility?                  Check!
   Absurdity?                            Check!
   Unrecognizability?             Check!
   Incoherence?                       Check!

So Happy to Be Here in the 21st Century, 2011
Performance lecture
Duration 45 minutes

Credits: Documentation photography: Pacific Northwest College of Art