Epis.304: Virtual Cafe w/special guest Rose Bricetti

<p>In The Conversation’s latest Virtual Café (which took place on 9/24/21, on Zoom), special guest <a href= "https://www.rosebriccetti.com/">Rose Bricetti</a> and participants talked about: how memes break down institutional critique; the Instagram account <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/jerrygogosian/?hl=en">Jerry Gogosian</a>, which was revealed to be run by <a href= "https://theconversationartpodcast.libsyn.com/hilde-lynn-helphenstein-of-hilde-gallery-on-being-a-three-legged-chihuahua-fighting-to-make-a-difference-in-the-art-world"> Hilde</a> (former guest of the podcast); The Dirtbag Left, defined, as well as their use of memes; how the image and meaning of Pepe the frog has changed over time, depending on who appropriates it and how the media covers those appropriations; Rose’s art-making process, which has been influenced both by memes and her prior work as a museum designer at a natural history museum; her consumption of Tik Tok vs. her consumption of Instagram, and how the two compare content-wise; and how the leisurely and the political are so intertwined in memes that they’re inseparable.</p>