Female Art, Relaxation Thread

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In honour of the picture of the wonderful clitoris posted in another thread, I think we all deserve to post some female centered art. I found this and LOVED it.

Guerrilla Girls: The Advantages of Being a Woman Artist, 1988

Working without the pressure of success.
Not having to be in shows with men.
Having an escape from the art world in your 4 free-lance jobs.
Knowing your career might pick up after you’re eighty.
Being reassured that whatever kind of work you make it will be labelled feminine.
Not being stuck in a tenured teaching position.
Seeing your ideas live on in the work of others.
Having the opportunity to choose between career and motherhood.
Not having to choke on those big cigars or paint in Italian suits.
Having more time to work after your mate dumps you for someone younger.
Being included in revised versions of art history.
Not having to undergo the embarrassment of being called a genius.
Getting your picture in the art magazine wearing a gorilla suit.

[www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/guerrilla-girls-the-advantages-of-being-a-woman-artist-p78796]

Does anyone else follow @womensart1 on Twitter?

It's the part of my feed that brightens my day.

Yes I do too. Agree it's wonderful. Has been targeted before. We all know why.

I know she’s ubiquitous and everyone has a claim on her but I love Frida Kahlo.

Upcoming exhibition at the V&A:

www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/frida-kahlo-making-her-self-up

Interesting article on her here (the author is feminist, so good observations on Frida through a female centred lens)

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/the-many-marketable-faces-of-frida-kahlo