susan grabel

I had a chance to talk with Susan Grabel at the Mid America Print Council Conference in Fargo in October. Her work is based in sculpture, and following this she has made a unique series of monoprints from cast paper. I love how they celebrate the realistic feminine form, and the bold use of color.

Check her out! A very interesting artist, indeed.

My Favorite Show this Year

SWOON+MONICA CANILAO at the Luggage Store, S.F. I love their title: Feral and the print work of Swoon is some of the most dynamic printmaking happening right now.

feminist art journals

Has anyone participated in or discovered any feminist art journals? I'm particularly interested in reading some current art analysis from a feminist and/or GLBT point of view. I'm looking for a publication that intersects gender politics with art; something that really sinks its teeth in.

I discovered n.paradoxa and it looks quite interesting and established. The print issues seem somewhat affordable, too, while the online versions apparently vary a tad.

Sylvia Sleigh talking about "Turkish Bath"

Walks Through the Revolution: Sylvia Sleigh from MOCA on Vimeo.

MOMA Resources

Here's another contribution to the discussion of feminist printmakers and such..
Check out the MOMA audio archives for lectures associated with the 2007 exhibit: Documenting a Feminist Past: Art World Critique
Download MP3/video files here: http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/exhibitions.php?id=4449

Reconsidering Feminism: A Year in Review
Over the last year, a series of exhibitions and cultural initiatives in New York and elsewhere have sought to reconsider the feminist legacy in contemporary art and the new directions it has inspired in the work of emerging artists and collectives. This roundtable discussion with artists, critics, and historians will include a critical review and analysis of such events. It will also include an attempt to envision the steps to follow in the collective efforts to write recent feminist art history and implement the lessons learned from these initiatives. Participants include Janine Antoni, artist; Aruna D'Souza, Assistant Professor of Art History and Women's Studies, Binghamton University; Sharon Hayes, artist; and Molly Nesbit, Professor of Art History, Vassar College, contributing editor, Artforum, and (with Hans Ulrich Obrist and Rirkrit Tiravanija) organizer of the ongoing project Utopia Stations. Moderated by Connie Butler, The Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of Drawings, The Museum of Modern Art.

Resource: Woman Made Gallery in Chicago

Woman Made Gallery in Chicago is a great resource for established
and emerging artists. It is not exclusive to women, but it is the driving focus.

Currently Exhibiting: One Planet, One Experiment.

www.womanmade.org

REVERSALS

Edward Lucie-Smith, British art critic and photographer wrote, “Our inherited conventions for representing the nude, especially where an element of eroticism is involved, have now for several centuries been based on the female rather than the male body… posed to express allure, invitation, vulnerability, and surrender.” Many feminists have consciously inverted this role by using irony to depict male nudes in similar poses. (Refer to Linda Nochlin’s 1972 Buy my Bananas.) Yet, does this strategy break the stereotypes of representation or merely confirm the conventions of nudity without trying to understand what it is to be a male posing naked in front of a camera?
In my own work focusing on male nudes, I’ve attempted to refute the strategy of using direct satire, instead finding postures and poses that correspond to the personality of the man being photographed. Inspired by the works of Karen Tweedy Holmes I strive to challenge the stereotypes developed for nudes of our gender. Karen Tweedy Holmes began taking photographs of male nudes in 1967. At the time she objected to the fact that, in America, the concept of the nude had come to signify woman rather than being a generic term indicating either sex. She also rejected the concept of photographing professional models, preferring to represent friends in order to avoid the art-class clichés and the emotional barrier that use of a professional model might raise.
There is a familiarity and playfulness evident in some of my works, especially the images of Isaac (visit www.candacenicol.com ). Because we developed a strong friendship during grad school, the images of Issac show candor and relaxed personality. In a conversation about the work, Isaac stated:

It’s a different feeling being the model for these than it is simply criticizing them from the outside. I think the ones featuring me are pretty compelling. Especially the one where I’m removing a sock. It’s definitely not what one would think of as an objectifying pose; however the inclusion of some clothing, but not the pants, adds emphasis to the sexual nature of the picture. There’s an uncomfortability for me as a viewer, though the model (who is also me) seems totally at ease, not violated.

The development of trust and rapport with the model are key factors in the success of my work. A relaxed intimacy, both on the part of myself and the model seems to be achieved, allowing for insight into a different side of masculinity.

Feminist Printmakers in MAPC email discussion

I just thought it was time for a blog- so many people are interested and excited about this! So I will start with some of the artists mentioned in the email discussion started on the MAPC list- thanks to all those who contributed and please feel free to post exhibits, book references, artists and ideas- I hope this blog can be a forum for discussion and connection!

Hopefully we can use this as a reference for our students and our own work!

Cornelia Parker, Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, Lynne Allen, Kiki Smith, Renee Stout, Howardena Pindell, Lorna Simpson, Ida Applebroog, Howardena Pindell, Jenny Saville, Miriam Schapiro, Cindy Sherman, Suzanne Lacy, Linda M. Montano, Faith Wilding, Faith Ringold, Kara Walker, Barbara Smith, Nikki St Phalle, MiriAM SHAPIRO, Paula Rego, Zarina Bhimji, Leslie, King-Hammond, Ann Hamilton, Joan Snyder, Carolee Schneemann, Tina Modotti, Annie Sprinke, Mary Frank, Lynda Benglis, Joyce Scott, Nancy Grossman, Mary Kelly, Catherine Opie, Lisa Yuskavage, Coco Fusco, Jenny Schmid, Lisa Bulawsky, Alicia Candiani, June Wayne, Margo Humphrey

The Brooklyn Museum
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/about/index.php

A FEW ARTIST WHO DEAL WITH global political, social and cultural Issues:
SWOON
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/feminist_art_base/gallery/swoon.php?v=1110

http://www.deitch.com/projects/sub.php?projId=167

http://gammablog.com/gammablablog/featured/swoon.shtml

http://www.wearechangeagent.com/swoon/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4B8xzTd5t8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBUM_F-mfcI&feature=related

http://flickr.com/groups/swoon/

http://www.deitch.com/projects/sub.php?projId=167

Nicola Lopez
http://carengoldenfineart.com/artist_page.asp?id=31

http://www.re-title.com/artists/nicola-lopez.asp

http://www.artistsspace.org/webspace/2005/Sept05/lopez.html

Maya Hayuk
http://www.mayahayuk.com/

http://www.imperfectarticles.com/Artists/index.cfm?event=showDetail&ArtistID=66

Jenny Schmid
http://www.jenski.com/

Jennifer Schmidt
http://www.jenniferschmidt.com/

Lisa Bulawsky
http://lisabulawsky.com/

Stephanie Dotson
http://www.stephaniedotson.com/installations/index.html

SUE COE
http://graphicwitness.org/coe/enter.htm%20

Ayanah Moor
http://www.ayanah.com/works.html

Nancy Palmeri
http://www.lisagraham.iwarp.com/nancy/nindex.html

Meliane Yazzie
http://www.colorado.edu/arts/2d/yazzie.html

http://www.glenngreengalleries.com/Artists/myazzie/index.html

http://www.artnet.com/artist/18248/melanie-yazzie.html

KARLA HACKENMILLER
http://www.ohiou.edu/art/faculty/hackenmiller.html

Deborah Mae Broad http://www.deborahmaebroad.com/

Barbara Madsen
http://barbaramadsen.net/

Lynne Allen
http://www.lynneallen.com/

Karen Kunc
http://www.karenkunc.com/

http://www.davidsongalleries.com/artists/kunc/kunc.html

Kathryn Maxwell
http://www.kmaxwell.net/index2.shtml

Melissa Harshman
http://melissaharshman.com/home.html

JULIE MEHRETU
http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/irvinem/CCT510/Culture-Art/mehretu.html

http://www.highpointprintmaking.org/editions/mehretu_julie/artist.php
http://www.the-artists.org/ArtistView.cfm?id=4F5C27AE-5DAC-4602-9B74432FD56063CC

http://artscenecal.com/ArticlesFile/Archive/Articles2004/Articles0604/JMehretuA.html

Robyn O’Neil
http://www.clementine-gallery.com/ro/02.html

http://www.clementine-gallery.com/ro/