2016 In Memoriam

By Paul Couillard Ben Patterson | May 29, 1934 – June 25, 2016 Ben Patterson‘s appearance in the third 7a*11d International Festival of Performance Art in 2002 was a momentous occasion, one that prompted the collective to devote an entire evening to highlighting the artist and his work.[1] Patterson, an American living in Germany, was …

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By Paul Couillard Aiyyana Maracle | November 25, 1950 — April 24, 2016 Aiyyana Maracle was a fierce soul with a gentle but powerful voice. In “A Journey in Gender,” an article published in torquere,[1] Aiyyana described herself as “a transformed woman who loves women,” her way of steering readers toward a decolonized understanding of …

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