Retrospectives on Yayoi Kusama often point to mental illness as the source of her inspiration. But before she made it big, she was a young girl inspired by traveling the world for the first time.
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This toxic social media trend proves how – even today – women are punished and pathologised for simply being less than perfect.
Steveni’s approach to art often involved human interactions and no physical art at all.
This new pocket-sized book is an excellent place to begin an education about the women who have contributed to the history of western art.
Lounge creator and artist Kirsha Kaechle said the lounge was being ‘experienced’ by men exactly as intended – by excluding them.
An obscure Mexican engraver named José Guadalupe Posada created the satirical skull in the early 1900s and sold it for a penny. But after he died, it took on a life of its own.
Digital archives can have an important part in creating more inclusive art histories, but paying attention to ethical research practices when sharing and circulating resources is critical.
Through different works and artists who have worked with hair we can understand what having control over one’s own hair implies for female identities.
There is still much to do to overcome the damage done by the myth of women-free art history that existed for the entire 20th century.
Barbara Kruger’s ‘Untitled (Your body is a battleground)’ has seamlessly transitioned to social media, inspiring a new generation of media-savvy artists and activists.
The National Gallery’s reliance on outdated, male-dominated art history is a failure of its duty as a steward of the British public’s art collection
Small signs, big questions and a fabulous wardrobe. How the world’s most famous doll is calling out art’s deeply entrenched male bias.
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Lecturer in Fine Art, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Media, Department of Media, University of Sydney
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Professor & Director, Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre and Gallery, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor emerita of the Social and Critical Histories of Art, University of Leeds
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Associate Teaching Professor in Culture & Performance, Arizona State University
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Curator and Director of the Van Every/Smith Galleries, Davidson College
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PhD candidate in the History of Art, University of York
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Associate Professor of Art History, Davidson College
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Senior Lecturer, School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield
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Profesora del Grado en Fotografía y del Máster en Fotografía Artística. Investigadora sobre cultura visual, humanidades médicas y Autorreferencialidad., UNIR - Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
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Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in Fine Art , University of Lincoln
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Lecturer, Media & Cultural Studies, Edith Cowan University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Art History, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
