The Clichettes: Trending in the 2020s - In conversation with Maya Ben David and Syreeta Hector

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EVENT INFORMATION:

Friday, September 20th, 12 – 2 PM

McMaster Concert Hall, inside L.R. Wilson Hall

McMaster Museum of Art presents a film screening and panel talk on Friday, September 20th from 12 – 2 PM, featuring two contemporary video responses to the work of renowned Canadian artist trio The Clichettes (Louise Garfield, Janice Hladki, and Johanna Householder). Bridging theatre, lip-sync, dance, drag, costume, and comedy, The Clichettes developed a groundbreaking practice at the crossroads of performance art and feminist satire. This event is presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Clichettes: Lips, Wigs, and Politics, on view now until November 22, 2024 at McMaster Museum of Art.

Following the screenings, exhibition curator Ivana Dizdar will moderate a discussion with a member of The Clichettes, Johanna Householder, and the presenting video artists Syreeta Hector and Maya Ben David. A Q&A will invite questions from the audience.

For those unable to attend in person, note that this event will be live streamed on the McMaster Museum of Art YouTube Channel: YouTube.com/@McMasterMuseum

FEATURED FILMS:

Motherhood, Dollhood in the Neighbourhood

Created by Syreeta Hector

Motherhood, Dollhood in the Neighbourhood is inspired by The Clichettes’ comedic voice and playful physicality. This film expresses the joys and challenges of motherhood, home and work life balance, and the embracing of family members/items.

Performed by Syreeta Hector, Billie Skylark Brown, Doll Doll

Filming and Editing by J. Adam Brown

Music by Marie Davidson “Work It”

The Fiberglass Clown

Filmed, edited, directed and acted by Maya Ben David

Who guards and champions your half-finished projects abandoned to the art pound? Who collects and archives your boils and biopsies with studious excitement? The Fiberglass Clown does. You might not like her, but she is a necessary resource.

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• Exhibition webpage museum.mcmaster.ca
• Museum website museum.mcmaster.ca
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McMaster Museum of Art

The McMaster Museum of Art is a meeting space for both the University campus and the community situated within the traditional territories of the Mississauga and the Haudenosaunee nations. The M(M)A engages and inspires through arts presentation and promotion, as well as by: growing an awareness of the interconnectivity of the past, present and future; advancing de-colonization; engaging in innovative and imaginative research; dismantling institutional and ideological boundaries; partnering and collaborating with intentionality; diversifying the collection; and building capacity.