The artist Rita McBride was Director of the Düsseldorf Art Academy from2013 to 2017. During this time she gave ten groundbreaking speechesconnecting contemporary artistic production with art education, processingthe classic lecture format with passion and humor. Manifestos andperforma- tive elements found their way into the speeches, illuminating theartistic and educational aims of these public events.Speech! brings these lectures together for the rst time. This book is a guidefor artistic activity, a critical re ection on the present, and an invitation to lookat our society from new perspectives.weiterlesen