“In working with Access programs, I’ve been learning a lot about how people with disabil
“In working with Access programs, I’ve been learning a lot about how people with disabilities are overlooked in the art world. Judith Scott’s complicated life story, paired with her eventual liberation through sisterly love and art-making, is truly astounding and challenges the "typical” art canon. Scott was non-verbal and Deaf, and was not given the opportunities to speak through other mediums until much later in her life. When she finally had access to materials and resources, pieces of art, such as this one, came bursting out of her. Scott was able to prove herself against those who had underestimated her for her entire life. I was so excited to teach from this object in our upcoming Brooklyn Afternoons program. I felt that this object would resonate so deeply with this audience of those with memory loss and their care partners. I hoped that they would connect with Scott in how she used her disability as her strength and creative source, rather than the restriction that able-bodied persons perceived it as.“ Posted by Julia Zubrovich, School, Family, Adult, and Access Programs Fellow Judith Scott (American, 1943-2005). Untitled, 1994. Fiber and found objects. Brooklyn Museum, Florence B. and Carl L. Selden Fund, 2015.30. © artist or artist’s estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, Benjamin Blackwell) -- source link
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