Bell Hooks

I've found this - a quote by male feminist/anti-racist Bell Hooks...


"After hundreds of years of anti-racist struggle, more than ever before non-white people are currently calling attention to the primary role white people must play in anti-racist struggle. The same is true of the struggle to eradicate sexism—men have a primary role to play…in particular, men have a tremendous contribution to make…in the area of exposing, confronting, opposing, and transforming the sexism of their male peers."

Weld-Done!

So i wrote in my SOI that i'm going to try out 'steriotypical masculine and feminine practises' - sewing and welding. When i submitted my SOI i thought 'woops, might've shot myself in the foot - i dont have any access to this...'
I was having lunch with a few artists in Uxbridge and it turns out one of them knows an artist who has a studio in Finchley. He works with metal - BINGO!! I'm gonna fone him soon and arrange a meet. I'll let you know

In other news i'm on my way to the PayneShurvell gallery off Curtain Road to watch, then interview a pair of feminist performance artists, The Girls.

BTW

My background is a piece of art titled Untitled (The Days Of this Society Is Numbered) by Rirkrit Tiravanija, 2008

Super Misogyny Clouds

Went to barbican yesterday, to visit the Laurie Anderson, Gordon matta-Clark and Trisha Brown exhibition. It was full of very inspirational performance art.
While i was there though, i ventured into The Curve, an OxBow shaped room that stretches about 100metres and exhibits art free to the public. Beat The Champ by Cory Arcangel was there - a really cool display of bowling videogames all rigged at the controllers to throw gutterballs every time.
 I started researching Arcangel today, and started with a video of the work that made him "first come to prominance", Super Mario Clouds (2002-present). At the top of the comment list, under 'most liked' comments on Youtube, someone writes "Any work made by men can be considered as art". What the hell does this even mean?...

Besides, it's clever, but ultimately very boring....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkkJaqBbXV8

Do I need to give you evidence, really??!

This is just a quick reminder to all my friends who think women and men are equal nowedays. This made me nearly vomit.

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2007269,00.html

Lipstick and Blood

It's not much, but i've found a piece of feminist art created by a man. Cuban artist José Gómez Fresquet painted Lipstick and Blood around 1970. He is not what i'm looking for, a male artist whose sole ethos is feminism, but its a point in the right direction.

"Originally created as an antiwar statement in solidarity with Vietnamese women, the piece makes a connection between the objectification of women and the violence to which they are subjected. Issues of race and class also come into play as Fresquet juxtaposes the two women as worlds apart through their different features and shades of skin"


this was found on a website that i'll no doubt be using again, http://www.thedailyfemme.com/femme/tag/male-feminist-art/


Ciao!!

EUREKA!!! - My statement of intent and 'Question'

Ok, so i need to come up with a question for my FMP. This is the question i'll be spending the several weeks answering. I also need to write my statement of intent...

my question will most probably be: Does man and woman play the same role in feminism?..

I'll get back to you on the statement thing!

I found a hardcopy of this in a scrap paper bin at college...
Eureka! Magazine - The Science of Sexism - Exploring sexism in jobs in science
Unfortunately i cant post a link because i'd have to subscribe, and pay money just for the link!! but heres a pic of the cover...