Obama Reaches Out to the Art World
The gathering was billed as “The New York Art World Votes.” My e-vite outlined a forum on why New York artists, curators, critics and dealers believed that Barack Obama was the best choice for...
Category: Culture
World Premiere of “Seven” Brings Vital Voices to New York City
Perhaps the most starkly emotive narrative of the set is Mukhtaran Mai’s story of survival and redemption. She was gang-raped by four men as retribution for an “honor crime” supposedly committed by her twelve year old brother (allegedly he held hands with a girl from a higher-caste tribe).
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song at Von Lintel Gallery: Examines Cultural Issues
The co-opting of “minority cultures” and “outsider” groups is an entrenched element of the American pop culture machine.
The Other Side of the Art World
There is an established art machine that isn’t going to change. But there is plenty of room for artists, operating as individuals or in groups, to strive to make a difference.
“Mad Men” – The Dawning of the Sixties
As I watched the series unfold, I realized that the show could be a window for today’s young women, illustrating the conditions that shaped previous generations of feminists, from whom they often feel estranged.
The Art and Activism Connection
The symposium, “The Feminist Future: Theory and Practice in the Visual Arts,” January 26 – 27, proclaimed a new era while dealing with many of the concerns debated among women in other fields. How do you engage different generations in dialogue? Is the term “feminist” obsolete? Amid advances, why do so many feel overlooked?
