Catherine Texier

Jan 23, 2025 | publicseminar.org | Catherine Texier |Hannah McIntyre |Laura Briggs |McKenzie Wark

Cover of After David by ITNA Press (2024)Logging on the site is like stepping into a candy store. Or walking into a party and waiting for someone to talk to you, some swaggering dude with a joint in one hand and a bottle of beer in the other. Except he is the only one you’re waiting for. All you’ve got to do is leave your chat window open, and the hot pink band will light up and they’ll rush in.

Jan 23, 2025 | publicseminar.org | Hannah McIntyre |Catherine Texier |Evangeline Riddiford Graham |Helen Schulman

Diana and Cupid (1761) | Pompeo Batoni / Metropolitan Museum of Art Public Domain CollectionAn older woman and a younger man—a trope that operates on elements of fantasy and plays with conventional expectations. The dynamic between an older woman and a younger man is complex; it’s looked down upon, and it never gets tiresome.