Catching up to the Past Catching up to the Present: A Response to WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution
No More Potlucks, Mar. 2009, no. 2
In this article, Amy Kazymerchyk reflects on the work shown in the WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution 1965-1980 exhibition, and how different generations of feminist art work interact with one another. Kazymerchyk discusses how the work in her exhibition prompted her to to curate two events of more contemporary feminist work, about the Joanie4Jackie chain letters tapes and Riot Grrrl music videos. Importance is placed on the DIY aspect of much feminist artwork, events and culture, for how it has allowed women to independently develop creative expression and community. Kazymerchyk also looks at the presence of manifestos within feminism, and the celebration of domestic space in relation to DIY culture. This article offers an argument for the idea that feminism is not dead, and encourages cross-generational dialogue between women engaging in feminist art.
ITEM 2009.089 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Cindy Doll – Julie Saragosa
Free, White and 21 – Hawardena Pindell
Menstruation – Sheila Levant de Brettville
Pink – Sheila Levant de Brettville
El Tendero – Monica Mayer
Atlanta – Miranda July
Post Partum Document – Mary Kelly
Semiotics of a Kitchen – Martha Rosler
Two Sisters – Amy Lynn Kazymerchyk
Joanie 4 Jackie – Miranda July