Tag Archive "women-and-pop"
Seductive Subversion: Women of Pop at UArts
Some great Pop artists who have fallen off the art historical map are now on view in the exhibit Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists 1958-1968, at the University of the Arts.
Events in Philadelphia and Elsewhere
An incomplete, biased and otherwise personal list of some of the events I hope to get to in the next two weeks: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 6 pm YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES, a Seoul based web-art group, will be speaking at Temple where their work is part of Philagrafika. 126 AUDITORIUM, Temple University Architecture building, 1947 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122 Free and open to the public Who wouldn’t want to hear from artists who did a web piece called CUNNILINGUS IN N0RTH K0REA? You can see it, and more of their work at their site.
Women and Pop #3
The newest installment of the Women and Pop series is up! Sarah Wilson, art historian from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, speaks about the position of female artists during the formative years of Pop Art (the 1960s). The issues haven’t changed all that much. The art visuals are sparse, but they are great when they do finally appear. Seeing men in suits approaching the Niki de Saint Phalle uber woman, Hon, with the walk-in vagina, is worth the wait. Besides Saint Phalle, Wilson also discusses work by ’60s Pop artists Evelyne Axell and Pauline Boty. I can’t wait until ... More » »
Women and Pop–the second preview
video still of Rosalyn Drexler speaking about her life as an artist and wrestler, from vlog www.womenandpopart.blogspot.com If you loved Sid Sachs on video at the end of October, talking about the future women and Pop exhibit at UArts, you’re sure to love the newest video from the show series, this one Rosalyn Drexler (A Life in Art). The vlogs, both online at www.womenandpopart.blogspot.com, are about the exhibit Beyond the Surface: Women and Pop Art 1958-1968, scheduled at Rosenwald-Wolf in 2010 (Geez, I hope we don’t die waiting!!) Leading up to the exhibition date, we are getting this series of ... More » »
