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Artist refuses to bow to demands from men to be let into her exhibition

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CheeseSandwichRiskAssessment · 21/03/2024 09:14

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/world/australia/mona-ladies-lounge-tasmania.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eE0.UrMk.5N8xrORUMVhB&smid=url-share

Some good news from Australia. I was shocked that women weren't let into pubs there until 1965! The article is a share token and worth reading to the end for the immortal line from the artist : "I'm not sorry, and you can't come in."

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PurpleSparkledPixie · 21/03/2024 09:30

That was an interesting article so thank you for sharing. I do agree with him on one point, and it actually crossed my mind early on. Sure we are financially shafted all the time but I think it would have given a stronger message if it was two tier pricing. A proper FU.

has asked for a formal apology and for men either to be allowed into the Lounge or to pay a discounted ticket price to account for their loss, which Ms. Kaechele has refused. “

Agree with pp, please update if you find out the courts decision.

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 21/03/2024 09:27

I love this

Ms. Kaechele, left, at the court hearing. She said that Jason Lau’s experience of discrimination was central to the work

That's just...brilliant verbal gymnastics. You DID experience the art, Jason, you were actually part of it! and who can argue with art as an immersive experience? or non-immersive, in this case.

EasternStandard · 21/03/2024 09:22

Interesting concept for the art

I’d like to see the update on the outcome when announced

CheeseSandwichRiskAssessment · 21/03/2024 09:21

@PurpleSparkledPixie Wow! Thanks for that, I had no idea.

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AmandaHoldensLips · 21/03/2024 09:21

EXCELLENT piece and a superb art installation.

p.s. SMASH THE PATRIARCHY.

PurpleSparkledPixie · 21/03/2024 09:18

I had to go check for the UK as i remember women being refused service in my lifetime.

Up until 1982, it was perfectly legal to refuse to serve women in British pubs, which were traditionally “male environments”. Happily, this all changed in 1982, following the legal case of solicitor Tess Gill and journalist Anna Coote.

Off to read the article.

AuContraire · 21/03/2024 09:17

That's a good response, effectively a 'the answer is no, and I'm not going to be apologetic about That's.

Women need to do that more often.

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