FEMINIST ARTISTS!!! [Slightly NSFW]

[Suzanne]

Two recent articles from The Guardian:

Thinking outside the box - If women are excelling in the arts, why - as culture minister Margaret Hodge claims - are so few taking the top jobs? Maddy Costa reports. Plus our critics give their tips on the women to promote

Women's struggle in the arts is far from over - Some believe the gender gap has already been closed, but the truth is that there are still a lot of battles to be won

[Suzanne]

Age shall not wither her

Some of the most exciting artists of our time are women over 60. Emine Saner asks Paula Rego, Gillian Ayres and others how age has affected their work, while guest editor Natalie d'Arbeloff explains what prompted her to commission this piece

Read on

[Suzanne]

Why do we ignore female artists?

This is a great age for visual art. But why has no one noticed that virtually all today's finest artists are women?

Read on

[Suzanne]

... another article on Louise Bourgeois:

"It is difficult to be a woman and be likeable”

So says Louise Bourgeois, subject of a new film opening this month. If you watch it, however, you probably won’t agree

Read on (The Art Newspaper)

[Suzanne]

Alicia Eler's review of "Ladylike: A Proper Take on Feminist Art" at Koscielak Gallery, Chicago.

[Suzanne]

'There's never been a great woman artist'

So says the critic Brian Sewell, and the art market seems to agree, with men's work commanding millions more at auction

Read on (The Independent)

[Suzanne]

Once again, a few links to keep this thread going:

n.paradoxa - International feminist art journal

Exploring feminist theory and contemporary women's art practices

Female Trouble - Exhibition focussing on women artists currently on show in Munich, Germany.

Featuring: Diane Arbus , Katharina Sieverding , Madame Yevonde , Cindy Sherman , Robert Mapplethorpe , Gertrud Arndt , Marta Astfalck-Vietz , Monica Bonvicini , Claude Cahun , Sophie Calle , Julia Margaret Cameron , Contessa di Castiglione , Man Ray , Valie Export , Nan Goldin , Lady Clementina Hawarden , Florence Henri , Hannah Höch , Birigt Jürgenssen , Jürgen Klauke , Astrid Klein , Germaine Krull , Nikki S. Lee , Sarah Lucas , Urs Lüthi , Bjørn Melhus , Ana Mendieta , Tracey Moffatt , Pierre Molinier , Ringl + Pit (Grete Stern + Ellen Auerbach) , Pipilotti Rist , Daniela Rossell , Tomoko Sawada , Mathilde ter Heijne , Wanda Wulz , Francesca Woodman , et al.

[Suzanne]

ArtReview has a review about the "Neo-neo feminisms" exhibition at Neon Parc, Melbourne, AUS.

[Suzanne]

Two new articles on the subject by Joanna Moorhead and Charlotte Higgins (who has recently become a full-time blogger for guardian.co.uk)

What's the point of a museum of art by women?

Do we need women-only art galleries?

[Suzanne]

Highly inspiring article about China's art women in the NYT. Make sure to check out the slideshow too.

China’s Female Artists Quietly Emerge

[Suzanne]

Eleanor Antin is currently presenting her post-historical antics at San Diego Museum of Art (until Nov 2):


"The Artist's Studio" from "The Last Days of Pompeii" by Eleanor Antin, 2001

From the museum website:

[...] Eleanor Antin was born in New York City in 1935. She is considered one of the most influential artists to emerge from the feminist art movement of the 1960s and 1970s and is also one of the most highly regarded women conceptual artists of the period. An influential performance artist, film and video maker, and photographer and installation artist, Antin delves into history as a way to explore the present. She lives and works in San Diego, California, and is an Emeritus Professor at the University of California, San Diego. [...]

There was also a short review about the exhibition in the Aug/Sep issue of Art World which - I hope you understand - I really can't be bothered to type now. 

[Suzanne]

Here's an interesting article about female musicians/producers focussing on Björk et al.

[Suzanne]

ArtReview asks itself "What happened to the feminist surge?"