Masters Thesis

Re-enacting craft in times of war: Allison Smith and Stephanie Syjuco's activist art

This thesis explores the artistic and political significance of the work of Allison Smith and Stephanie Syjuco, focusing on the manufacture of objects as a type of performance art, and allusions to historical conflict in postmodern performative practice. By looking at how these artists interface with craftivism, performance art, and re-enactment, I have highlighted how their work alters contemporary understandings of historical events. This recontextualization of historical events is a purposeful political mode of artistic activism.

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