In this episode, we're talking about the upcoming LOOKING. DIFFERENT. event for NCHPAD and the UAB Center for Engagement in Disability Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (CEDHARS) with Riva Lehrer. Riva is an artist, writer, and curator who focuses on the socially challenged body.
The event will feature the artwork Portrait of Rosemarie Garland-Thomson from Lehrer’s exploration of cultural depictions of disability, a discussion between Lehrer and Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, and a short reading from Lehrer’s critically acclaimed memoir, Golem Girl.
We talked with Riva about her collaboration with Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, her creative process and what the piece means to her.
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