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    info*ninja: This is just about the masculine as norm-the masculine is considered universal (see: rights, work, art, literature, film, etc)and the female is consid... more »
    argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?: i make hyper-feminine art; i consider it feminist art, and i consider it women's art. i think whether or not that distinction is negative (or even nec... more »
    kelsium: Okay, one more comment, and I'm going to have a hard time articulating this I can tell. Anyway: The thing that bothers me about identifying art as "wo... more »
    Lisabel (ne: Dagnabbit): Gah, I'll tell you right now, I dread "women's art shows" as much as art grouped by race if the curator limits all the work to the "identity" genre-- ... more »
    LaComtesse: It comes down to the age old question of whether one can separate art from artist, work from writer, etc. I think the art MUST be taken free from gend... more »
    kelsium: Here is the other thing: do we identify cave art as gendered? Not really. We have no idea who made those drawings, and it's entirely possible that ear... more »
    andheartss haz it: I've struggled with this idea for a few years...I sometimes don't want my gender factored into play when someone looks at work that I've produced...bu... more »
    daisen-in: Also: weren't the art couple Ana Mendieta (who created gorgeous art which was often called "feminist") and her husband Carlo Andre treated very differ... more »
    junkyardarts: as an art dealer i say loudly from the tree tops : its just ART, people! many of my artists identify themselve by their brand name so you dont know wh... more »
    kelsium: I think it's funny to hear that someone thought Georgia O'Keefe "paints like a man", since her art is now considered synonymous with "woman painter" w... more »
    linnyt is a walking cliché: When this issue came up with books I considered gender to be a non-issue. I am not a writer. I do art/arty things so I can relate to this better and i... more »
    kelsium: As all art, it depends on the intent. Does the art explore gender identity? Then yes. Is the art simply made by a person with lady parts? Then no. more »
    daisen-in: I think John Berger describes very thoroughly in "Ways of Seeing" the phenomena of male "artists" versus female "subjects" and how rigidly the categor... more »
    msAnthrope: actually i'd be interested to know how many women created art they believed expressed universal themes, and wound up having their work categorized as ... more »
    bluebears: the term "womens art" makes me wanna....wears that gif of the stick guy banging his head on the computer? more »
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    What Is "Women's Art"?

    A review from the Financial Times of two female artists with exhibitions in London asks the question that has been floating around since women first started producing art: is art gendered? More »
  • #listmania

    Awesome Stuff We Loved (Incidentally) In 2008

    Screw "the best" and "the top." You know all about Obama and Vampire Weekend: this list is totally arbitrary and most of the stuff isn't even from 2008. But none the less awesome for that!
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