Ms. Foundation Panel Discussion Looks at Violence Against Women

On Thursday, February 23,�Howl! and the Ms. Foundation present�"Illumination: Spotlighting the Culture of Violence Against Women," a provocative panel discussion of women's safety that will cover topics such as trans safety, sex trafficking, domestic assault, mass incarceration, rape, and the political power of art.

Included on the panel are Ruchira Gupta, Founder of Apne App; Beverly Tillery, Executive Director of New York City Anti-Violence Project; Sharon Richardson, Founder of Re-Entry Rocks; artist/filmmaker Beth B; and Teresa C. Younger, President and CEO, Ms. Foundation for Women.

And on�Saturday, March 4, No Wave icon, poet and radical feminist�Lydia Lunch�unleashes a torrent of home truths about the patriarchy, power, delusion, and the ultimate revenge:�pleasure. The musical duo�Birdthrower�(Jim Coleman and Robbie O'Leaver ) also perform.

Howl! Happening is also pleased to present Beth B's�"Voyeur,"�an installation of video, photography and sculpture that explores the varied perceptions of the female and male gaze. The exhibition enlists the viewer's implicit participation with transgressive imagery and invites each person to examine their own boundaries and preconceptions regarding sexuality and gender.

A new Beth B publication,�"Nudes,"�will be published by Howl! to coincide with the exhibition, running through Friday, March 24. The exhibition documents unmediated�life in which the viewer holds the gaze from outside, like a peeping tom, and observes in a way which is normally forbidden. Do you participate? Do you walk away? "Voyeur"�also presents provocative questions regarding online privacy and public security as our every move in life is potentially tracked and recorded.�

Beth B is renowned for her groundbreaking films from the '70s such as "Black Box," "Vortex," and "The Offenders." Throughout her prolific career, she has produced more than 30 films in the documentary, experimental and narrative genres, working independently and through television.

Her explosive film "Exposed" (2013), and many others, have been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, Wexner Center for the Arts, and Walker Art Center. Her films have been screened at the New York Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival and more.

Her new feature documentary film "Call Her Applebroog" had its world premiere at the Museum of Modern Art and opened at the Metrograph Theater in New York City and other theatrical venues. The film reveals renowned artist Ida Applebroog's groundbreaking artwork, which has inquired into the polemics of human relations, but more intimately, is about her dramatic struggle to overcome adversity. Her personal story is one that Beth B knows well -- Ida is her mother and colleague.

The Howl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project will be held at 6 East First Street (between Bowery & 2nd Avenue) New York, NY 10003.

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