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My feminism is inclusive and intersectional, irreductible to specific events or characteristics which may mark someone as a woman or not. And feminism can go from the most political, engaged positioning to being almost oblivious to itself. Simply existing in a man’s world can be a political statement in itself.
So here are a few women whose visioning talent I admire, and who have inspired, surprised, moved or impressed me. My little summary of their works don’t seek to do justice to their talent or vision
My present ideas for International Women’s Day 2021!
Things have moved on a bit since the Guerrilla Girls’ first weenie count in 1989, which found that less 5% of the works on display in the public collection of the Met Museum were by female artists and that 85% of the nudes were women, but there is still a lot of work to be done. The ratios may have changed a bit since, but collections are still mostly male (and white).