Some guy somewhere must have been worried about his buddy finding his way back okay at the end of a night, but he probably just said, “Get home safe,” or didn’t say anything at all. Men do not tell their friends to text them when they get home. I hear it on television, too, on the HBO show Insecure, which is more about the star, Issa (Issa Rae), and her best friend, Molly (Yvonne Orji), than anything else. “Text me when you get home,” one of her friends called after her. I hear it on the street sometimes, like the other night when I passed a woman walking away from her group of girlfriends and into a rowdy crowd. LISTEN: Kayleen Schaefer talks to Mia about her book, Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship. “Text me when you get home,” the other will say. My best friend, Ruthie, who lives a few blocks from me in Brooklyn, and I say it to each other after these kinds of nights. Maybe we were buoyed by booze or maybe we just felt light because of our love for each other. Maybe we shared secrets or surprise compliments (or both). We might have been just hanging out talking even though we knew we’d be tired the next day. We might have been at dinner, a concert, or a cocktail bar. Usually it’s late when women say this to each other, the end of a night that at some point felt thrilling. Diana received a BA in Visual Arts from UC San Diego and her art has been exhibited in Mexico, Canada, and the US.The following extract is from Kayleen Schaefer’s book, Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship. Her work is known for introducing materials not commonly found in traditional piñatas including media and technology. Diana builds piñatas that reflect upon her experiences growing up along the border, her identity, and culture. Her art practice explores piñata-making as a method of expression and storytelling.

to 4 p.m., and by appointmentĭiana Benavidez is a Binational artist from the San Diego/Tijuana border region. Gallery hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. This collection of piñatas investigates objects transformed into self-defense weapons and addresses common practices embraced on a daily basis as a form of protection against sexual harassment and violence. Text Me When You Get Home explores habits and rituals adopted by women against lurking predators in public spaces.

'Text Me When You Get Home' is a new solo exhibition by border artist Diana Benavidez, and will be on view Mar. Note: This exhibition was taken down two weeks early.

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