“Milk Debt” is a multi-part video project of women pumping breast milk while reciting lists of fears drawn from different communities in various geographical regions around the world. Patty Chang’s exhibition was originally scheduled to open to the public at 18th Street Arts Center on May 16, 2020 but due to COVID-19, has been rescheduled for the fall. Chang reopened participation in her List of Fears in March 2020 after Safer at Home measures were instituted. A livestream screening that took place through the collaboration of 18th Street Arts Center and Marathon Screenings from May 20 to May 22, 2020 showed videos that were created from responses submitted during the pandemic. The screening was followed by a Zoom conversation with artist Patty Chang, curator Anuradha Vikram, who initiated Chang’s presentation at 18th Street, alongside curator Asha Bukojemsky of Marathon Screenings moderating. This is a recording of that conversation.
