GOODW.Y.N.
Many historians speculate on the conceptualism of man’s inhumane nature towards man, and how that shaped many horrifying notions, ideals, and prejudices of a dysfunctional, dystopic future for all of us! However, the mere condemnation of man’s abuse of power towards that who they have deemed “the fairer sex,” is a discussion that our society is tackling in the shadow of our men’s inability to connect and for friendships with other men—which leaves them even more inapt to for healthier relationships when it comes to interacting with women, especially as potential spouses.
Femicide. An ugly word, with even uglier connotations when it comes to the lives of women—and how those lives meet with a brutal, callous end. Inspired by recent events around the world, including the murders of Dr. Cerina Fairfax and Renee Nicole Good, as well as the revenge sagas of the movies Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 comes my newest performance piece entitled “Why I Decided to Never Learn How to Cook!”
The format of the performance is me costumed in a wedding dress—that is tattered and “bloodied,” representing women who have undergone the betrayal at the hands of the men in their lives. Rather than her succumbing to her demise, she (or I) representing the tenacity of the “spirited” women who survive, live, and thrive against the swift, unjust hand of patriarchy—not only for today but for the future that needs to be forged by our blood, to come to light.
Sat, Sep 26
Roaming: East 14th Street & Third Avenue
12-5 pm
Sun, Sep 27
Roaming: West 14th Street & Eighth Avenue
12-5 pm
About the Artist(s)
Nicole Goodwin aka GOODW.Y.N. They are longlisted for The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for 2023, the 2023 RWW Creative Nonfiction Fellow, as well as the 2018 Ragdale Alice Judson Hayes Fellowship Recipient, while advancing to the 2nd Round of the 2018 Creative Capital Awards. They published the articles “Talking with My Daughter…” and “Why is this Happening in Your Life…” in the New York Times’ parentblog Motherlode. Additionally, their work “Ain’t I a Woman (?/!): Poems,” was longlisted for The Black Spring Press Group’s The Christopher Smart-Joan Alice Prize for 2020.
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