Breaking Up with the Arts
The pandemic has highlighted the broken relationship between artists and the institutions that support them.
Alexis Clements is a writer and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. A regular contributor to Hyperallergic, her writing has also appeared in The Guardian, Salon, Bitch Magazine, American Theatre, The Brooklyn Rail, and Nature, among others. She recently started a podcast, The Answer Is No, focused on artists sharing stories about challenging the conditions under which they are asked to work. She also recently completed her first feature-length documentary, All We’ve Got, which examines LGBTQ women’s communities and spaces across the US. Learn more about her work at www.alexisclements.com.
The pandemic has highlighted the broken relationship between artists and the institutions that support them.
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