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Tampon Chandelier and more feminist art (??)
Just because Domino Magazine co-sponsored The AFF this weekend in NYC you should not assume that only “decorator" art was on display. Past AFF participants have been snapped up by museums including Amy Stein whose work can know be seen at MoCP.
At this year's event we became infatuated with an exhibit called The Vanity Room by Vadis Turner. The room is composed of objects that represent the tension and complexity between traditional and contemporary gender roles for women. The sexy lingerie on display is made from wax paper normally used for baking. The pill necklace is made with birth control. The false eyelashes and nails were made from Turner’s BFA and MFA diplomas. Turner sees both beauty and intelligence as a cultural measure of worth. She adds, “I hope that the work visualizes the mixed message of wanting to be sexually desired and also perceived as a potential "wife" figure”
click on the link to see more pictures of Vadis's work Just because Domino Magazine co-sponsored The AFF this weekend in NYC you should not assume that only “decorator" art was on disp... more -
Shopping site whose proceeds help female struggling artists
www.buildanest.com This company buys goods (jewelry, clothing, home accessories) from female artists at wholesale and uses the profits to grant loans to female artists in developing nations. www.buildanest.com This company buys goods (jewelry, clothing, home accessories) from female artists at wholesale and uses the profits... more
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Ziddi Larki (Stubborn Girl)
On December 10th 2007 sixteen-year-old Aqsa Parvez's father strangled her to death. The Pakistani community newspapers in Toronto labelled her "ziddi larki"- stubborn girl. This shocking lack of recognition of domestic violence is the inspiration for this experimental short film. Atif Siddiqi (a Pakistani male) portrays a female character that leads a seemingly ordinary life with a tragic ending. The use of a trans-gender Pakistani male in this film is symbolic of our dual nature as human beings. The gender-bending places the male under scrutiny and attempts to expose the fear of the heterosexual male; the fear of female power and deep seeded
homophobia that leads men to commit acts of violence often against the women in their lives.
The peacock is a creature in nature that is more vibrant and flamboyant than the female and as protector of paradise is said to have allowed Satan into the Garden of Eden.
Would Aqsa deserve this fate if she was mislead by the "evil of modernity"? On December 10th 2007 sixteen-year-old Aqsa Parvez's father strangled her to death. The Pakistani community newspapers in Toronto... more -
Womanspirit
American artist Charleen Touchette created this powerful larger than life size charcoal "Womanspirit" in 1974-75 in New York, The evocative image led to Touchette's current series of Womanspirit and Manspirit art. American artist Charleen Touchette created this powerful larger than life size charcoal "Womanspirit" in 1974-75 in New York... more
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What Follows Video - Painter, Feminist, and Native American Art Activist
From the Series:
What Follows
Description:
Charleen Touchette is a painter, feminist, writer and Native American art activist. She fuses Native American myth, childhood memories and her own personal visions to express herself. Much of her work deals with the disturbing issues of child abuse and environmental abuse.
Speaker(s):
Ava Hamilton, Native American documentary film-maker
Charleen Touchette, founder, Spiderwoman World Arts Network
Produced by:
University of Colorado
April 2001 From the Series: What Follows Description: ... more
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