Building on an influential 1977 feminist exhibition, the Smithsonian’s updated edition takes a more inclusive approach, adding further nuance to the question of how and who gets to define feminist art.
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Classic Paintings Provide the Perfect Backdrop for Feminist Memes About Mansplaining
A conversation with Nicole Tersigni, the comedy writer behind Men to Avoid in Art and Life, which compiles feminist memes that poke fun at the exhausting tradition of mansplaining.
Feminist Video and Performance Art Thrives on TikTok
Teens are dancing to messages from their abusive exes, continuing the legacy of artists like Ana Mendieta and Suzanne Lacy.
Zoë Buckman’s Embroidered Texts Have the First-Person Immediacy of Internet Speech
There is both vulnerability and strength in Buckman’s texts and bodily forms.
Feminist Icon Judy Chicago on Resisting the Cycle of Erasure
With three new solo shows opening this fall, Chicago doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.
Five Decades of Feminist Art from Across Eastern Europe
States of Focus is a powerful testimony to contemporary women artists who have endured and continue to endure assaults on their self-determination.
Revisiting Carolee Schneemann’s Candor and Intellect in a Previously Unpublished Interview
Schneemann died from breast cancer on March 5 at the age of 79, and the art world that once criticized her has lauded her a pioneer and influential feminist force to be reckoned with.
Filling Art History’s Feminist Gaps
The testimonies of Navjot Altaf and Judy Chicago speak to silence, as truth does to power.
Casting Sculptures from the Human Body’s Natural Voids
The connection to between Lauren Kalman’s specific body and the process she has undergone to produce these objects is laid out in graphic terms.
A Graphic Novel Considers How to Raise a Feminist
Even before her daughter was born, artist Tyler Cohen was determined to raise a feminist.
The Multifarious Feminism of the Whitney Biennial
Through its feminist contributions, the exhibition offers a window onto some of our most pressing cultural concerns, as well as our shortcomings.
Massive ‘Nasty Women’ Art Show Raises $35K for Planned Parenthood Opening Night
Conceived as a response to the election, the fundraising exhibition includes nearly 700 artworks by female-identifying artists.