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Take Michelle Obama to Work Initiative
Sat, Feb 15th, 2014 @ 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Meet the artist & get your free Michelle Obama doll
Saturday 2/15: 1-4PM @ The Brooklyn Sweet Spot: 366 Myrtle Ave
Sunday 2/23: 1-4PM @ Polish Bar of Brooklyn: 470 Myrtle Ave
Do you love your career? Did it break your heart to see Michelle Obama have to put hers on hold? Don’t fret. Performance artist Aisha Cousins helps you ‘Take Michelle Obama to Work‘! This project was commissioned for Black Artstory Month by the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.
Okay, it’s not the real Michelle. BUT, by taking your Michelle Obama doll to work, you can help raise this question: Why did electing the USA’s first black president require Michelle Obama to give up her career?
Inspired by Take Our Daughters to Work, this community performance art project asks you to take fabric dolls of a young Michelle Obama to work with you for Black Women’s Herstory Month (Feb 15 – Mar 15). This is the latest in series of performance art scores composed by artist Aisha Cousins to document black women’s experiences during the Obama era.
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