Why Having An Epileptic Seizure Onstage Is Art
"Rita Marcalo is an artist doing what artists are supposed to do: creating work that is surprising, challenging, transgressive and exciting. … [She] is drawing attention to the fact that on YouTube (and elsewhere) it's easy to find mobile-phone footage of people having fits - mostly taken without their consent. Curious, isn't it, that controversy should arise when a person with epilepsy consents to being filmed?" The Guardian (UK) 11/20/09

Posted November 22, 2009 10:03 AM