Articles about Art
From street to canvas
For Lara Tutton, Deedee Cheriel's first London solo exhibition exceeds the hype with a fascinating interplay of colours, motifs and creatures amid a liberating landscape
Lara Tutton // 15 May 2013
The art of performance
Lara Tutton finds Sheila Ghelani's Rat Rose Bird a fascinating and liberating piece of performance art
Lara Tutton // 8 May 2013
No interaction at Silver Action
Although Shoshana Davidson looked forward to participating in Silver Action, an artwork involving the discussions of older feminists, she was disappointed by unexpected restrictions and lack of engagement
Shoshana Davidson // 6 February 2013
Focusing on women
A new photography exhibition attempts to highlight the roles of women and society's messages to them. Shoshana Davidson finds Dorothy Bohm's work is sadly spot on
Shoshana Davidson // 11 December 2012
Why Feminist Art matters now
In their interview with Judy Chicago, Andrea Berryman and Jennifer Patterson ask the artist about the continuing prevalence of sexism, the sexual politics of her internationally influential, revolutionary art and her definition of feminism
Various Authors // 30 November 2012
It's just the beginning
Greta Hughson discovers an art award she can really get enthusiastic about, with an event that supports women in contact with the criminal justice system
Greta Hughson // 1 October 2012
Oh no, Yoko
A collection of Yoko Ono's work is showing at The Serpentine Gallery. Joanne Matthews found TO THE LIGHT too light
Joanne Matthews // 11 August 2012
All in a day's work
With a massive five gallery takeover of the Arnolfini in Bristol, Olivia Plender has certainly been industrious, but Tom Denbigh questions whether her message always comes across clearly
Tom Denbigh // 4 August 2012
From the margins to the mainstream
The Tate Modern is focused on modern art, yet it has become a British establishment. However, its latest move is bold and women-focused. Caitlin Hayward-Tapp visits the press opening of The Tanks, a permanent space to come and see performance art and installations
Caitlin Hayward-Tapp // 31 July 2012
Categories: Art
By the sea, beneath the sea
Tracey Emin's major solo exhibition at the Turner Contemporary brings her back to the town of her childhood. Joanne Matthews appreciates the setting, but isn't so sure about the art
Joanne Matthews // 18 July 2012
Categories: Art
Her Noise: women creative workers and musicians exhibit and talk at Tate Modern
The Her Noise theme began as a 2001 curatorial project focused on gender imbalance in sonic art. In 2012, Tate Modern hosts the Her Noise Symposium: a day of discussion and art focused on topics such as women's voices and varied uses of technology. Joanne Matthews reports
Joanne Matthews // 19 May 2012
The Fearless Frame: Barbara Hammer at Tate Modern
Sophie Mayer hugs, shares, learns and grows with Barbara Hammer's Active Cinema during the latter's retrospective at Tate Modern in London
Sophie Mayer // 19 February 2012
From riots to riot grrrl: Heavens to Betsy revisited
Are you a fan of Heavens to Betsy or riot grrrl? Artist Katie Hare has put together a sound and video installation based on the seminal band's 1993 album Calculated, to appear in London on 14-16 October. Cazz Blase reports
Cazz Blase // 5 October 2011
A family portrait, without sentimentality
Alice Neel's portraits of pregnant women, mothers and children, undercut the romanticisation of motherhood, argues Sarah Blake
Sarah Blake // 25 September 2010
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Quilts at the V&A
An exhibition at the Victoria & Albert museum puts the spotlight on quilting, and by extension on the unsung domestic history of women, says Tamasine Pottle
Tamasine Pottle // 19 May 2010
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Women artists and Surrealism
Women have largely been painted out of popular understandings of the Surrealist movement. Susan Gilbert reviews a Manchester Art Gallery exhibition which showcased some of these ignored works
Sue Gilbert // 11 May 2010
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Demystifying the 'feminine'
Seven artists explore femininity and domesticity in At Home at the Rollo Gallery. Itala Attieh has more
Itala Attieh // 12 April 2010
Categories: Art
Women's art in Paris: elles@centrepompidou
Susan Gilbert takes us on a tour of the Pompidou Centre's groundbreaking rehanging of its collection to showcase the last 100 years of art through work by women
Sue Gilbert // 17 December 2009
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Mysteries of the Iconographies
Artist Carolee Schneemann may be best-known for 'Interior Scroll', in which she read from a scroll she extracted from her vagina. But, at 70, her influence stretches far beyond that one famous performance piece. Kaite Welsh attended her recent lecture at the Tate Liverpool
Kaite Welsh // 4 October 2009
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Sexuality and sainthood
Cranach painted Venus to titillate Luther's contemporaries and chaste virgins aimed at keeping women in check, argues Itala Atteih
Itala Attieh // 8 May 2008
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