BITCH IS THE NEW BLACK @ Honor Fraser

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BITCH IS THE NEW BLACK
Curated by Emma Gray
Artists:
Cathy Akers, Kathryn Andrews, Krysten Cunningham, Rosson Crow, Pearl C. Hsiung, Annie Lapin, Shana Lutker, Rudy Neri, Catherine Opie, Amanda Ross-Ho, Anna Sew Hoy, Mindy Shapero, Kirsten Stoltmann, Bari Ziperstein (work-artist match up info)

July 11 - August 29, 2009

Honor Fraser Gallery

Hank Willis Thomas: Black Is Beautiful @ Roberts & Tilton

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Project Room
Hank Willis Thomas: Black Is Beautiful

PR: "...The sequence of weekly portraits spans the Civil Rights Movement, Black Power movement, Women's Liberation, racial integration and post-colonial thought, up to the inauguration of First Lady Michelle Obama. The installation marks a fascinating shift in the image of the ideal African American woman, especially when traced through the politics of representation, and speaks to the media’s influence on public opinion..."

June 13 - August 1, 2009

Roberts and Tilton

I guess it's time to have kids now that I can't be an artist

Totally Wack: What happened to the feminist surge? By Laura McLean-Ferris
"...A quick count of male to female shows in major to medium-sized commercial galleries in London during October reveals a ratio of 38 male to five female. That means just 11.6 per cent of galleries will have solo shows by women..." artreview.com

Samer Barkaoui: Mahrem - Footnotes on Veiling

Samer Barkaoui
2004
Video 40 sec, loop

1973 Syria.
Lives in Damascus, Syria.

The most comical and at the same time most memorable work is, however, Samer Barkaoui’s modestly understated short little film. Three completely veiled teen-agers take turns photographing each other in pairs. We can only see two cone-shaped figures in the camera’s display window and yet we know that we are dealing with young girls from their giggling laughter and their delicate fluttering about. We can see them, even though they are hidden. All this comedy seeks to provoke: in Istanbul, where the Mahrem exhibition was previously shown, a proudly religious woman painter was inspired by it enough to found the initiative for a "Head-scarf Biennial." universes-in-universe.org