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In the Frame: Valie Export's 1972 Manifesto, Nearly 40 years On

Art and Design post by Polly Allen on November 4, 2011 - 2:40pm; tagged angry women, equality, exhibition, female artists, galleries, museums, Valie Export.
In 1972 the artist Valie Export wrote a manifesto, simply called "Women's Art." She went on to become a key figure in the feminist art movement and her words inspired many people, but I wanted to see how far we've come since then and what we can do to progress even further in liberating ourselves through art, and getting it recognized by the mainstream.
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Editors' Letter: Issue 12

Issue #12

“I hear there’s a bunch of angry women in town.”

this lovely sentiment was reportedly overheard on the street during Feminist Expo 2000, a global gathering over 7,000 strong that was held in Baltimore the first weekend of April. Other reactions to the event ran along the same lines: A reception bartender told the Washington Post that “My boss said they’re just a bunch of man-haters.” (Thankfully, she added, “But they seem real nice to me.”)


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