Swimming in a Universe of Possibility: Alexis Clements at TEDxChelsea

Alexis Clements's talk at the TEDxChelsea conference, held June 1, 2012 at the School of Visual Arts. The conference theme was "The true value of art is seldom what someone is willing to pay for it." For more information or to apply for 2013, please go to TEDxChelsea.org.

Alexis Clements is a playwright, performer, and journalist based in New York City. She is also currently a Fellow at the Cultural Strategies Initiative. Her creative work has been produced and published in both the US and the UK. She is the co-editor of the recently published two-volume anthology of performance texts, Out of Time & Place, which includes her performance piece, Conversation. Her articles, essays, and interviews have appeared in publications such as Hyperallergic, The Brooklyn Rail, Nature, and Aesthetica. She regularly writes about performance and art for The L Magazine. alexisclements.com

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