A review by ferris_mx
I Love Dick by Chris Kraus
4.0
Selected as a followup to Old Flame, which discusses I Love Dick extensively.
A challenging (for me) work of art, where the author inserts herself as a character into a story she writes. Similar to Hannah Wilke (discussed in and discovered through I Love Dick), whose art features her naked body, this art features Kraus's naked soul. I can see why Dick (Hebdige) was uncomfortable *also* being featured in this performance art. But then, he didn't need to indulge or have sex with Kraus either.
The feminist angle seems a bit primitive from today's perspective, but definitely accurate and it feels like a positive influence on the evolution of feminist culture.
A challenging (for me) work of art, where the author inserts herself as a character into a story she writes. Similar to Hannah Wilke (discussed in and discovered through I Love Dick), whose art features her naked body, this art features Kraus's naked soul. I can see why Dick (Hebdige) was uncomfortable *also* being featured in this performance art. But then, he didn't need to indulge or have sex with Kraus either.
The feminist angle seems a bit primitive from today's perspective, but definitely accurate and it feels like a positive influence on the evolution of feminist culture.