This Life is a Constant Rehearsal

Author

Alex Schmidt, CUNY Hunter CollegeFollow

Date of Award

Fall 1-5-2024

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

Art

First Advisor

Dave McKenzie

Academic Program Adviser

Carrie Moyer and Lisa Corinne Davis

Abstract

Alex Schmidt’s conceptual practice explores the artist’s precarious condition as an affective freelance worker; a utopian parasite. Schmidt employs paintings as props, performance as muse, and writing on transactional care as a metaphor for this cobbled life.

Recommended Citation

Schmidt, Alex, "This Life is a Constant Rehearsal" (2024). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1099