Capstones
Graduation Date
Fall 12-13-2019
Grading Professor
John Smock
Subject Concentration
Arts & Culture
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
"Disability Artistry is Not Outsider Art" explores the obstacles artists with disabilities face in trying to go mainstream.
Recommended Citation
Durán, Hiram A., "Disability Artistry is Not Outsider Art" (2019). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/362
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Alejandra Duque Cifuentes discusses ableism in language
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence2.mp3 (535 kB)
Alejandra Duque Cifuentes on Inexpensive Ways to Make a Cultural Space Accessible
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence3.mp3 (383 kB)
Sabrina Bennett on Hugo, Her Partner and Ex- Physical Therapist
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence4.mp3 (543 kB)
Garrison Redd on the Younger Generation of Advocates
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence5.mp3 (207 kB)
Garrison Redd Reacting to a Fan
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence6.mp3 (281 kB)
Heidi Latsky on Promoting Her Beliefs
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence7.mp3 (268 kB)
Heidi Latsky on Accessible Venues
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence8.mp3 (470 kB)
Robert On Moving Back Home After Rehab
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence9.mp3 (400 kB)
Robert On His Long Term Goals
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence10.mp3 (261 kB)
Londs Reuter on Their Brother
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence11.mp3 (442 kB)
Londs Reuter on What the ADA Actually Does
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence12.mp3 (678 kB)
María Portman Kelly on Pamela Quinn
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence13.mp3 (306 kB)
María Portman Kelly on Staff Inclusion
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Heidi Latsky suggesting a tricky one-wheel bit of choreography to Sabrina Bennett and Garrison Redd at The Gibney in Manhattan. 26/10/2019
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DanceNYC Executive Director Alejandra Duque Cifuentes sits in her West Village office in Manhattan. 09/12/2019
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DanceNYC Executive Director Alejandra Duque Cifuentes stands for a portrait at her West Village office. 09/12/2019
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Sabrina Bennett with her hands on her face prepairing for her performance at The Gibney in Manhattan 20/11/2019
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Hugo watching Sabrina and Garrison at their performance at The Gibney. 20/11/2019
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Sabrina Bennett showing Heidi Latsky how still she can be on two wheels at The Gibney. 13/11/2019
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Sabrina Bennet and Garrison Redd rehearsing the ASL portion of their performance in a studio at The Gibney. 26/10/2019
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Sabrina and Garrison rehearsing their duet weeks before their performance at The Gibney in Manhattan. 26/10/2019
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Garrison and his co-dancer join hands ahead of their performance at The Gibney. 21/11/2019
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Garrison and one of his co-dancers in the middle of the last duet of their show at The Gibney. 21/11/2019
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Garrison doing breathing exercises ahead of practice at The Gibney. 20/11/2019
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Heidi Latsky showing Sabrina Bennett how to stretch her arms past where she’s done before at The Gibney in Manhattan 13/11/2019
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Heidi Latsky observing rehearsal with her able-bodied dancers and disabled dancers at The Gibney. 13/11/2019
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Heidi Latsky points something out she did not like during rehearsal at The Gibney in Manhattan. 20/11/2019
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Robert Andy Coombs and his assistance dog Ladd who he's had for over 8 years at Yale University. 26/10/2019
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One of Robert Andy Coombs images curled up, waiting to be put on the wall for critique at Yale University. 05/05/2019
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Robert Andy Coombs at Yale University’s “Old Quad.” The following day was his birthday. 26/10/2019
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Rolls of used and new film paper at the Yale School of Art printing space. 05/05/2019
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Robert Andy Coombs, 32, drags his Yale peers across “The Pool” floor as their end of year party kicks off. 27/03/2019
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Robert Andy Coombs at his final first-year critique at Yale. 05/05/2019
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Londs Reuter stretching along side over dancers in Brooklyn, New York 19/11/2019
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An able-bodied dancer prepares one last time, before the show in Brooklyn, New York. 19/11/2019
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Londs Reuter going over their lines one last time, before the show in Brooklyn, New York. 19/11/2019
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Dancers with PD practicing for their spring show at Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, New York. 22/11/2019
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An intern at Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, New York aids a dancer with parkinson’s walk. 22/11/2019
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A dancer without PD dips a dancer with PD during an intimate part of the show. 26/10/2019
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Pam Quinn, choreographer with PD, rehearsing an early part of Neuro-Dance with her dancers. 22/11/2019
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Pam’s dancer rehearsing Neuro-Dance at Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn ahead of their May performance. 22/11/2019
Alejandra Duque Cifuentes discusses ableism in language
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence2.mp3 (535 kB)
Alejandra Duque Cifuentes on Inexpensive Ways to Make a Cultural Space Accessible
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence3.mp3 (383 kB)
Sabrina Bennett on Hugo, Her Partner and Ex- Physical Therapist
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence4.mp3 (543 kB)
Garrison Redd on the Younger Generation of Advocates
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence5.mp3 (207 kB)
Garrison Redd Reacting to a Fan
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence6.mp3 (281 kB)
Heidi Latsky on Promoting Her Beliefs
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence7.mp3 (268 kB)
Heidi Latsky on Accessible Venues
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence8.mp3 (470 kB)
Robert On Moving Back Home After Rehab
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence9.mp3 (400 kB)
Robert On His Long Term Goals
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence10.mp3 (261 kB)
Londs Reuter on Their Brother
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence11.mp3 (442 kB)
Londs Reuter on What the ADA Actually Does
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence12.mp3 (678 kB)
María Portman Kelly on Pamela Quinn
AUDIO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence13.mp3 (306 kB)
María Portman Kelly on Staff Inclusion
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence1.jpg (5003 kB)
Heidi Latsky suggesting a tricky one-wheel bit of choreography to Sabrina Bennett and Garrison Redd at The Gibney in Manhattan. 26/10/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence2.jpg (4887 kB)
DanceNYC Executive Director Alejandra Duque Cifuentes sits in her West Village office in Manhattan. 09/12/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence3.jpg (4715 kB)
DanceNYC Executive Director Alejandra Duque Cifuentes stands for a portrait at her West Village office. 09/12/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence4.jpg (5287 kB)
Sabrina Bennett with her hands on her face prepairing for her performance at The Gibney in Manhattan 20/11/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence5.jpg (17506 kB)
Hugo watching Sabrina and Garrison at their performance at The Gibney. 20/11/2019
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Sabrina Bennett showing Heidi Latsky how still she can be on two wheels at The Gibney. 13/11/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence7.jpg (3520 kB)
Sabrina Bennet and Garrison Redd rehearsing the ASL portion of their performance in a studio at The Gibney. 26/10/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence8.jpg (4494 kB)
Sabrina and Garrison rehearsing their duet weeks before their performance at The Gibney in Manhattan. 26/10/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence9.jpg (5662 kB)
Garrison and his co-dancer join hands ahead of their performance at The Gibney. 21/11/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence10.jpg (4489 kB)
Garrison and one of his co-dancers in the middle of the last duet of their show at The Gibney. 21/11/2019
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Garrison doing breathing exercises ahead of practice at The Gibney. 20/11/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence12.jpg (6278 kB)
Heidi Latsky showing Sabrina Bennett how to stretch her arms past where she’s done before at The Gibney in Manhattan 13/11/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence13.jpg (3199 kB)
Heidi Latsky observing rehearsal with her able-bodied dancers and disabled dancers at The Gibney. 13/11/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence14.jpg (8247 kB)
Heidi Latsky points something out she did not like during rehearsal at The Gibney in Manhattan. 20/11/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence15.jpg (7849 kB)
Robert Andy Coombs and his assistance dog Ladd who he's had for over 8 years at Yale University. 26/10/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence16.jpg (1692 kB)
One of Robert Andy Coombs images curled up, waiting to be put on the wall for critique at Yale University. 05/05/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence17.jpg (10160 kB)
Robert Andy Coombs at Yale University’s “Old Quad.” The following day was his birthday. 26/10/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence18.jpg (2285 kB)
Rolls of used and new film paper at the Yale School of Art printing space. 05/05/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence19.jpg (2860 kB)
Robert Andy Coombs, 32, drags his Yale peers across “The Pool” floor as their end of year party kicks off. 27/03/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence20.jpg (2820 kB)
Robert Andy Coombs at his final first-year critique at Yale. 05/05/2019
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Londs Reuter stretching along side over dancers in Brooklyn, New York 19/11/2019
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An able-bodied dancer prepares one last time, before the show in Brooklyn, New York. 19/11/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence23.jpg (4920 kB)
Londs Reuter going over their lines one last time, before the show in Brooklyn, New York. 19/11/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence24.jpg (5949 kB)
Dancers with PD practicing for their spring show at Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, New York. 22/11/2019
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An intern at Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, New York aids a dancer with parkinson’s walk. 22/11/2019
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A dancer without PD dips a dancer with PD during an intimate part of the show. 26/10/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence27.jpg (6991 kB)
Pam Quinn, choreographer with PD, rehearsing an early part of Neuro-Dance with her dancers. 22/11/2019
PHOTO_Durán_Hiram_Sequence28.jpg (4705 kB)
Pam’s dancer rehearsing Neuro-Dance at Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn ahead of their May performance. 22/11/2019