Language in Times of Miscommunication

A talk by William Powhida

William Powhida is both an artist and a fictional persona, POWHIDA, created by the artist to satirize notions of individual genius, the dependence on personal biography, and the art world’s extremely fucked up relation to wealth and class. He also wrote criticism for the Brooklyn Rail for a few years before focusing more on writing about issues affecting working artists and their communities. Currently he is co-host of Explain Me with Paddy Johnson, a podcast on the intersection of art, money, and politics. He is currently on faculty at the School of Visual Arts in New York, the Community Manager with Netvvrk, and a mentor with the International Lab for Artistic Practice (ILAP). He is also an active organizer with the artsunion.org