While U.S. women average more than four hours of unpaid labor in their homes and in their communities each day, U.S. men are only clocking a little more than half that amount, according to studies from senior gender expert Lucina Di Meco, Williams College Professor of Economics Lucie Schmidt and other experts. This is just one of […]
Tag: Fine Art
Alfred University is Leading the Fight Against Campus Rape Culture—with a Public Reckoning
Portraits of survivors, hung as banners, lined the walkway of Alfred University’s Academic Alley in 2018 during Sexual Assault Awareness Month and again during new student orientation.
We Heart: The Collaborative Art Project Celebrating Women’s Suffrage
Marilyn Artus is crossing the country this summer to honor the upcoming centennial of women’s suffrage in the U.S. with a defiant act of patriotism—remixing the American Flag in collaboration with other artists with the goal of turning it into a piece of feminist art.
A New Look at the Expanded Lives of Nineteenth-Century Women
We’ve previously discussed the groundbreaking exhibit “Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900.” I think there’s more to the story.
Rest in Power: Remembering Laura Aguilar and Her Rebellious Photography
Laura Aguilar’s photography often portrayed her subjects frankly—but with a certain kind of tenderness, unwilling to surrender to society’s judgement of marginalized people.
Visualizing Reproductive Justice Under Trump
The curators at A.I.R. Gallery centered their biennial CURRENTS exhibition this year on abortion—creating a safe space for what were once unspeakable stories to be shared at a pivotal time.
A Glimpse Inside the Feminist Art Show Objecting to Trump
“Object Action,” exhibiting now in San Francisco, features a variety of art pieces made as a feminist response to the Trump administration.
Looking for Women’s Voices—and Stories—at “Her Paris”
“Her Paris” is a revelatory exhibition of the art—and by extension, the lives—of 37 women painters. It’s also a grim reminder of how far women still have to go to secure real space in the history of art.
Honoring Trailblazing Female Firsts in an Age of Resistance
In the heart of the Brooklyn Museum, between Picasso’s “Woman in Gray” and Monet’s rippled river in “Islets at Port-Ville,” landmark women from many fields traded stories on Thursday.
Catharsis for Women in Washington
Catharsis on the Mall, an annual art vigil highlighting social justice issues, will return to the National Mall this fall—and bring with it a colossal 45-foot tall sculpture of a female figure, which will face the White House.