
I ๐ Karen Barad
2020
Jennifer Moon's "I ๐ Karen Barad" positions affective declaration as a form of philosophical inquiry, fusing the visual vernacular of internet culture with the dense theoretical world of feminist new materialism. The work takes its title from the physicist and philosopher Karen Barad, whose concept of agential realism reframes matter, meaning, and causality as entangled rather than separate domains. By rendering admiration through the emoji heart, Moon collapses the distance between popular expression and rigorous academic thought, suggesting that love, fandom, and intellectual devotion are themselves legitimate modes of knowing and relating to ideas. Produced as an inkjet print on paper at 27.9 by 45.1 centimeters, the work is intimate in scale, inviting close attention rather than commanding a room. Moon, whose practice frequently weaves together personal transformation, political consciousness, and cultural theory, treats the printed page as a site where sincerity and irony coexist without canceling each other out. The piece asks whether earnestness has been unnecessarily exiled from serious discourse, and proposes that openly caring about a thinker is its own kind of critical stance. Offered through the Feminist Center for Creative Work Benefit Auction, this work represents a meaningful opportunity to acquire a piece that is both conceptually grounded and warmly humanist in its orientation. The edition ships from Los Angeles, with shipping costs borne by the buyer. Given Moon's growing institutional presence and the continued cultural relevance of Barad's ideas, this is a work that rewards sustained attention and deepens in resonance over time.
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