To Arc, and Other Studies on Hysterical Gesturing

Abstract

In this interview with Cindy Rehm, a contemporary Los Angeles-based artist, performer, curator, educator, organizer of various politically engaged projects and co-founder of the Association of Hysteric Curators, the artist talks freely about her multi- and transmedial engagement with hysteria. This interview was conducted while the research project was conducted during the research phase of the project “The Hysteric as Conceptual Operator” (FWF): [J 4164-G24], at the University of California, Los Angeles, and gives insight into a broader artistic legacy of hysteria in California and ways hysteria can employ its political potential in our specific moment of time.

Cindy Rehm is a multi- and transmedial artist, she is a performer, curator, educator, and organizer of various politically engaged projects. There seems no limit to her creative output. One red thread can be traced through most of her artistic endeavors: a critical engagement with hysteria.