Art and Women Spring 2015

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Carrie Mae Weems

Carrie Mae Weems is an American artist who is best known for her photography.In her photographs Weems, tackles topics such as racial jokes and racism. Her most famous art work is "The Kitchen Table Series".Carrie is the star in the series. In these photographs she wanted to exploits the issues of family dynamics, sex and gender roles and how they affect ones identity.

Below is a photo from The Kitchen Table Series .

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Pauline Boty

In the mid-1950's Pauline Boty became the founder of the British Pop Art movement. She used her talent to rebel against the overly masculine world she lived in, by turning heads with paintings that empowered a woman's femininity and sexuality. Boty's paintings put into question the social norms that had been created for what a woman was expected to be like. However, the most profound paintings I've found by Boty are those that include political content. Towards the later years of her life, after being inspired by Clive Goodwin, she began to draw images about critical events that were occurring during her lifetime. She in essence, through her art, became a social activist- that is still remembered today for being a feminist and raising questions about gender equality. My two personal favorite pieces are:

"The Only Blonde in the World" was Boty's expression of owning her sexuality as a woman. Marilyn Monroe always caused commotion, specifically by men and so in this picture Boty praises Monroe's assertiveness in the Hollywood scene in an abstract form. In between abstract lines, Marilyn is the only blonde woman in the world- the only one to dictate what she chooses to do with her body, words, actions; etc. This is a painting that lets women embrace their femininity without worrying what others will think/say. It's a powerful statement for a time where females were usually depicted as the everyday housewife.

"Countdown to Violence" highlights the assignations of two iconic presidents, John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln along with the deaths and sacrifices made during the Birmingham marches and the Vietnam War. With this, Boty was allowing her audience to jump into social issues that were momentous in molding the future's international relations.

Paula Modersohn-Becker

Paula Modersohn-Becker broke multiple barriers by becoming the first woman artist to challenge the traditional representation of the female body in art. She was the first to paint herself nude and to do self-portraits while pregnant. A considerable amount of her artwork was based on mothers and children who are naked, and on the premenstrual girl and the post-menopausal woman.

Friday, January 23, 2015

Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin is a contemporary artist from London who is best known for her artwork that confesses things from her life. I think her artwork shows a social issue because she exhibits her personal life for everyone to see. She is most known for her artwork of a tent called "Everyone I Have Ever Slept With." Also, in an exhibit she has displayed her actual bed with no shame at all of what others will think of it.

Monday, January 19, 2015

Art and Women students,

It will be a fast-paced, lots-of-reading-in-record-time kind of semester. I will make it as engaging and motivating as I can. It is up to all of you to do your part and make it awesome too! DO THE READING!

I look forward to spending the next semester engaged in great discussions, impressed with your projects and getting to know all of you. Welcome!

Prof. Caçoilo

Linda Hu, Marina (left) Artemisia (right)

Some numbers

Source: Guerrilla Girls
• The number of professionally trained artists and art historians in the U.S. – Males 52%, Females
48%
• Percentage of artists at major institutions:
o National Gallery of Art — 98% male, 99.9% white
o National Portrait Gallery — 93% male, 99% white
o Hirshhorn Museum – modern and contemporary art — 95% male, 94% white
• Exhibition opportunities: Juried (artists unknown to juror) – Males 52%, Females 48%
• Exhibitions opportunities: Invited (artists known to juror) – Males 80%, Females 20%
• Gender distribution of visual artists in art texts – Males 90%, Females 10%
• Of the over 100 Tonys awarded since 1947 for theater direction, only 2-5% have been to women
Directors; only 2-6% to African American Directors.

Source: A Room of Her Own: A Foundation For Women Writers and Artists
• Only 9 out of 52 winners of the National Book Award for Fiction are women.
• Only 11 out of 48 winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction have been women.
• Women writers won 63% of the awards but less than 30% of the money in awards reported by
Poets & Writers. (Jan/Feb ‘03 issue).
• 94% of all the writing awards at the Oscars have gone to men.
• A recent study by the Coalition of Women’s Arts Organizations showed that in all 1-person shows
for living artists in American museums, only 2% of the featured artists are women.
• 51% of all visual artists are female and women hold 53% of art degrees, but 80% of college faculty
members are male.

Also see:
Brainstormers
http://www.brainstormersreport.net/TopOffenders2010.html

Class Screenings

John Berger - Ways of Seeing on BBC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u72AIab-Gdc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHsV7ljusCs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1yvciNEuAs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNZNB-SfC7w WAYS OF SEEING (episode two - female nude) 4/4

bell hooks

Cultural Criticism and Transformation

part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQUuHFKP-9s&feature=fvsr

part2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ-XVTzBMvQ&feature=related (strong sexual language)

Enlightened Literacy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0whHz7PLGY&feature=related (up to "end of part one")

Spike Lee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEQh-Zpb4XU&feature=related

Women and Female Roles

Mona Lisa Smile

Part 7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHLsQIQC6zw&feature=related

Leads into Part 8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9_w2zmIyOk&feature=related

examples of video projects

teenage curator - ny times

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/07/07/arts/design/100000000899109/teenage-art-curator.html

gender roles

http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/arts/1194811622313/index.html

INTRO
5 women artists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyZA5qjK44E

New:
art21 segments:
Barry McGee and Margaret Kilgallen "Place"
http://www.pbs.org/art21/watch-now/segment-barry-mcgee-margaret-kilgallen-in-place
Cindy Sherman "Transformations"
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/cindy-sherman

Full length:
Cindy Sherman, Nobody is Here But Me, 1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXKNuWtXZ_U

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Final Exam Wednesday 5/13 at 3pm

STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL EXAM

Exam will be:

10 identifications with short answer

2 short essays compare and contrast

Good luck! Almost done!

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DUE 4/21 and 4/23

SEMESTER PROJECTS!

-summary on the blog along with images and any videos

-link to your project (including pdf projects)

_list your bibliography/resources in your post

-presentations (3 minutes maximum) will be from your blog post or linked directly from the post PLEASE TEST THIS BEFORE ARRIVING IN CLASS

-written and print projects must be handed in to me in class in addition to preparing the above for the presentations.

*on 4/21 and 4/23 please arrive in class at 3:50- we will begin class exactly at 4:00pm. I will take attendance exactly at 4:00pm.

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**Class trip Sunday, April 12th 1pm at Brooklyn Museum**

+Please visit http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/ for directions and other details for your visit.

+We will be meeting in the main entrance lobby of the museum.

+You must purchase your own general admission ticket. Students (with valid ID) suggested contribution of $10, Visitors 19 years of age and younger are free, Adults suggested contribution of $16.

+Please let me know in class or in email if you are inviting a guest.

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Due Tuesday 4/14

READINGS: last chapter! Chadwick Ch.15

pg.467-495

3 comments on other student project proposal posts by 4/14

Please leave feedback for 3 other student projects. Help with resources, links to inspirational examples, other projects, articles, books, scholars, and any other resources that might be helpful for various topics. Leave helpful criticism about narrowing of ideas, production direction or tips, distribution ideas and any other help you can provide. Spend time on these!

Due Thursday 4/16

Post 4 Due*

(if you did not attend the class trip OR for extra 5% credit)

Can you name 5 women artists?

Concentrating on the artists and exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum, choose 5 women artists (they do not all need to be in the exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum but must include several from the galleries or be inspired by the exhibitions there - research their site or go visit) to illustrate and briefly explain various themes we have discussed throughout the course about gender, race, class and art history.

You can organize your post into genres, 'isms, political or societal messages, aesthetics, techniques or personal narratives. You must choose a clear thesis and the 5 artists carefully. Your post should include artists working today as well. Be sure to illustrate your post with various images (and/or videos) and to cite your research. Please reference the Brooklyn Museum and the exhibitions of the Sackler Center extensively.

Feel free to include or tie in the topic of your final assignment if appropriate. You can use this opportunity to dive into that research for this post if you can find overlap.

~1000 words, citations and bibliographic info and MANY images with captions

Work on your semester projects!!

No More Group Presentations

No More Tweets Due

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Due Tuesday 4/7

Politics of Race

Readings due:

Chadwick, Ch.14, pg.423-466

Post 3 due
*if you have not already posted YOU CANNOT SELECT FRIDA KAHLO as your focus for the post

From our class readings select a 20C woman artist to focus on. Please create a post about your artist analyzing the main issues and art movements from our discussion and explaining the societal conditions of the time in which the artist was working. Explain the subject matter and medium the artist chose, its significance to the work and the time it was made. Explain the meaning and historical significance of the artist's work as well as lasting influence on contemporary artists. Please cite from the class readings and include at least 2 other sources (not wikipedia!) for your post.

5-6 paragraphs, citations and bibliographic info and MANY images!

Due Thursday 4/9

No new Readings Due - work on your semester projects!

Updated Proposal Post on the class blog

Please post a short description of where you are with your semester project. Be sure to explain the medium and exact output of your research. Your project is NOT a presentation, but instead you will present the project to the class in a very short 3 minute presentation. This will be like a pitch where you introduce and "Sell" your project to the class. The project should be published or distributed to an audience before your presentation in class during final presentations.

In your update post please list resources from your research on your topic. These include: inspiration (examples similar to what you would like to create) and the resources you have already that are informing your project.

Please be sure to address: Why are YOU making this project?Who is your audience? What is your message? How does this fit into your professional aspirations? How does this fit into your portfolio?

Be specific, focus your message on a clear point, use your research to help flush out your ideas and where you are in your production at this point. Remember all projects must be completed and posted to this blog by 4/21.

Group 7 presents

TWO TWEETS tagged #artandwomen

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Due Tuesday 3/31

Feminist and Performance Art
Readings: Chadwick, Ch.12, pg.355-377 , Guerrilla Girls pg.89-91

Due Thursday 4/2

Postmodernism

Readings: Chadwick, Ch.13 pg. 378-422

Group 6 presents

Post 3 due (now due Tuesday 4/7)

5-6 paragraphs, citations and bibliographic info and MANY images!

TWO TWEETS tagged #artandwomen

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SPRING BREAK 3/17 and 3/19 - No classes - enjoy!

*Work on the research and production of your semester projects.

Due Tuesday 3/24

READINGS: Chadwick, Ch.10 pg.279-315

Due Thursday 3/26

READINGS: Chadwick Ch.11 pg.316-354, Guerrilla Girls pg.80-88

Group 5 presents

TWO TWEETS tagged #artandwomen

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MIDTERM EXAM on Tuesday 3/10

10 identifications with short answer

2 short essays compare and contrast

Good luck!

Due Thursday 3/12

Early 20th Century Modernism and Abstraction

Readings Due: Chadwick, Ch. 9 pg.252-278, Guerrilla Girls pg.59-79

Group 4 presents

TWO TWEETS tagged #artandwomen

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Due 3/3

Post 2 Due (see below)

Prepare for exam review

Slide List HERE

NO CLASS 3/5 due to snowy weather conditions

TWO TWEETS tagged #artandwomen

NO GROUP PRESENTATIONS - Group 4 presents Th 3/12

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Due Tuesday 2/24

READINGS: Chadwick, Ch.8 pg.228-250

Proposal Due for Semester Project

~One or two paragraphs - printed and handed in -explaining the topic you have chosen to focus on and research, the medium you hope to explore in creating your project (research paper, essay, video, art project etc. See the project description on the syllabus.) Please be as specific as possible. Also include some research you are planning, inspirational examples and other resources you plan to use. Remember that this should be a portfolio piece for you. Be thoughtful in designing how this project might best fit into your professional ambitions.

Group 3 presents

**ALL GROUP PRESENTATIONS must also have a summary posted to the blog. One post per group. It is best to complete this before your presentation in class. For those who have presented please do this immediately. This post is part of your presentation grade.

DUE THURSDAY 2/26

No new readings - review for your EXAM (on TH 3/5)

POST 2 DUE (**Due 3/3**extension)

What were the expected roles of women in Europe in the Middle Ages? How did roles for women change throughout the Renaissance and into the 19C? Please explain how these roles influenced the lives women artists and the subjects of their work. Using references to the readings and to discussions in class, please use examples through to the 19C to illustrate the challenges women artists faced. How did they overcome these or reference them in their work?

~800 words. Include citations of the class readings in your post (Chadwick and Guerrilla Girls). Please be sure to include at least three images and two links. See checklist below for other issues to consider and include in your post.

*EDIT Post 1 by Saturday 2/21*

Checklist:

-Images should have captions. What is the image? Why is it included? Is it referenced in your text?

-Edit!! grammar, spelling, sentence and paragraph structure.

-Links must link! -please make sure your links LINK. Why is the link included? Think about how the hyperlink is used online. Integrate your links into your writing. They should augment the information provided.

-Images must be sized correctly and should fit in the body of the blog.

-Check your formats in general. Spacing issues, indentations, font sizes, are your images appearing correctly?

-In body CITATIONS of the READINGS (author, pg)

-Include a brief "works cited" at the bottom of the post with the two (or more) readings you are citing from.

Due Tuesday 2/17

READINGS:

Review: 17th and 18th Century Europe: Chadwick, Ch. 4 + 5 pg.115 – 174

Due: 19^th Century Victorian England Chadwick Ch.6 pg.175-204, Guerilla Girls pg.47-57

Group 2 presents

Due Thursday 2/19

READINGS: 19^th Century American Craft, Painting, and Sculpture Chadwick, Ch.7 pg.205-227

SEMESTER PROJECT TOPIC DUE

Choose a possible topic for your semester project. Type up a sentence or two with the idea you would like to pursue. You will hand this in at the beginning of class. Your topic can focus on an artist, a genre, a style, a social issue addressed by an artist/artists, a collective of artists, artists as activists, a particular theme throughout several artists' work, a specific artwork analyzed, etc. We will discuss these ideas in class.

TWO TWEETS tagged #artandwomen

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Due Tuesday 2/10

READINGS: Renaissance Chadwick, Ch. 2 + 3 pg.67-113, Guerilla Girls pg.29-37

Due Thursday 2/12

READINGS: 17th and 18th Century Europe Chadwick, Ch. 4 + 5 pg.115 – 174, Guerilla Girls pg.39-45

Post 1 - Male Gaze

Please answer the following questions based on your readings and class discussion. Use your own experiences and realizations to help illustrate your understanding of the material - cite from the readings.

What is the male gaze (as described by John Berger) and why is it pervasive in art and in popular culture? Give illustrative examples. What is patriarchy (as described by bell hooks)? Give examples. How have you come to understand these structures and in what ways has this understanding changed your views about various art and media examples and of your own identity and role in these structures?

~800 words. Include citations of the readings in your post. Please be sure to include at least two images and one link. Watch the videos (from class and additional ones) to help your analysis.

Group 1 presents

TWO TWEETS tagged #artandwomen

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Due Tuesday 2/3

*YOU MUST HAVE THE TEXTBOOKS

READINGS DUE (review): Guerrilla Girls, pg.7-17

Two additional READINGS DUE

can be found as pdfs on the class Blackboard site under "Course Materials" in a folder called "Readings: Ways of Seeing"

John Berger, Ways of Seeing, Chapters 2+3

bell hooks, Understanding Patriarchy

Due Thursday 2/5

READINGS DUE: Chadwick, Ch. 1 pg.43-65, Guerilla Girls pg.19-27

TWO TWEETS tagged #artandwomen

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NO CLASS Tuesday 1/27 (snow day!)

***I have adjusted the reading assignments due. Please see below.***

Due Thursday 1/29

ONE READING DUE is available online: Linda Nochlin, Why Have There been No Great Women Artists?

http://deyoung.famsf.org/files/whynogreatwomenartists_4.pdf

Second READING DUE is from one of the class texts: Guerrilla Girls, pg.7-17

Critical Artist Expression (with SHORT POST on the blog)

Find and research an artist whose work (you believe) critically addresses a cultural, social or political issue. Share this on the blog with a short description and one or more images of her work. (If you have trouble posting to the blog, bring in the information about your artist as a print out.)

TWO TWEETS tagged #artandwomen

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Link to the Syllabus

STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL EXAM

Link to the Class Video Screenings

It is helpful that everyone in the course reviews several key terms crucial to the course material. Please review this important list of terms.

Readings on the syllabus refer to chapters in your texts: Whitney Chadwick's Women Art and Society and The Guerrilla Girls' Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art

**Additional readings can be found on the Blackboard site and will be specified here for each class. Please check the blog for additional readings.