DLG202 Artist Leah Schrager makes people uncomfortable in a consciousness-raising way.

Published: July 23, 2019, 7:54 p.m.

Fresh off\xa0 her first in person live performance at an exclusive club in Montauk on July 4th weekend, artist Leah Schrager unloads about her experience (positive = exciting) performing for an unsuspecting audience at the $2000/lounge chair pool. Photos of her performance. Angles On A Woman HERE. Leah was on #DrLisaGivesAShit in 2016, and at that time we tried to make clear how hard it is for her work to be interpreted as art and photography. Once again I stress all of Leah\u2019s achievements: her academic awards (B.A. Dance and B.S. Biology, summa cum laude, University of Washington, Seattle, high school valedictorian), numerous high profile dance performances such as with Martha Graham Dance company and her trade of choosing art over becoming a doctor. She has many options, people! She is not just trying to do this work for money, if you think so, you are missing the point! Her recent experience leads us to a discussion about the power/power struggle of women\u2019s sexuality and more. It\u2019s exciting to see Leah\u2019s progress on integrating the topic of women\u2019s ownership of their bodies over the past few years. \nOwning her image is central to Schrager\u2019s art practice. She has spent years creating work in which she is the photographer, model, and artist in order to facilitate an institutional critique of the standard exploitative practices of the fashion and arts industries. The impulse to sexually shame women, however, is one of the reasons Schrager invented Ona in the first place. \nFollow Leah Schrager on Instagram: @leahschrager \nMore about Leah and her work here: https://leahschrager.com/