Andreas Gefeller, Hasted Hunt Gallery

Feminist Artists and Feminist Art

Last weekend on National Public Radio there was a story regarding a new major exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles called WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution". The show includes the work of 117 artists from 21 countries and explores the years between 1965 and 1980.  As part of the story a number of artists from the period were interviewed and the consensus was that not a lot has changed for women artists since.  The examples given had to do with imposed glass ceilings for grants and museum acquisitions for the artists included in this show.

Anne Neely, Lohin Geduld Gallery

I can’t comment on how opportunities for feminist artists have changed as described above. But as indicated in my last column, in my own unscientific and random way I’ve seen more women being shown in New York’s commercial galleries and alternative spaces over the past several years.  As a reminder, my metrics are based on the 400 plus reviews I’ve written since 1999 which indicate that 37% the reviews were of shows by female artists.

Bill Jensen, Cheim & Read Gallery

Fernando Garcia Correa, Art & Idea Gallery

Werner Schmidt, Howard Scott Gallery

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