Thursday, February 25, 2010

Some feminist extreme art...

I found some interesting artists, some are culturally making a statement as well as in terms of female body.. is culture something we want to approach? ex, Renee Cox comments on the stereotypes and assumptions of african american woman in society

Renee Cox--African American artist--works include themes on religion, African stereotypes, women's place in society, sexuality and race...photography, self-portraitures

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/feminist_art_base/gallery/renee_cox.php?v=1898

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache%3Av2a4mSmDHDUJ%3Awww.reneecox.org%2Fpress%2Fmamaartist.pdf+renee+cox+critic&hl=en&gl=ca&sig=AHIEtbQuUmjNNtnk17g2iWrgl60CeAwVPQ



Mary Coble--works focus on themes like lesbianism, gay rights, homosexual restrictions,--self-harm, performance art. tattooing.

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/feminist_art_base/gallery/mary_coble.php?i=2308

http://thenewgay.net/2008/04/artist-profile-mary-coble.html


Wangechi Mutu--race, sexuality, vaginal references...collage work, magazines, dismembered bodies

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/feminist_art_base/gallery/wangechi_mutu.php?i=1595


Regina Jose Galindo--Guatemalan, political, abuse of women, rights of women. performance art, photography

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/feminist_art_base/gallery/reginajose.php?

Hannah Wilke--female iconography, video performance, body art, performance art, photography, self portraits



http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/feminist_art_base/gallery/hannah_wilke.php

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