My Decision to Resign (2010)

A website announcing the resignation of the president of the University of California, Mark Yudof.

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  • Year Created: 2010
  • Submitted to ArtBase: Wednesday May 16th, 2012
  • Original Url: http://markyudof.com/
  • Work Credits:
    • kenehrlich, primary creator
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Artist Statement

In November of 2009, I purchased the domain name markyudof.com. Inspired in part by the energy and dynamism of the student occupations in the fall and in conversation with a group of artists and activists interested in thinking about the connections between the struggles within U.C. and the broader dynamics of neo-liberalism, I imagined the site as one that might bring wider attention to the debates regarding the future of public education. Ultimately, I decided to use markyudof.com to declare the U.C. president's resignation in anticipation of March 4, 2010, a statewide day of action in support of public education. I saw the satirical use of Yudof's domain name as a way to playfully undermine the illusion of his power, directing the public attention focused on the president of the U.C. towards the broader context of the March 4 actions. To put it simply, markyudof.com became a vehicle for imagining other possible futures.

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