July 2022 – Conceptual Art & Feminism?!

Video documentary: An experiment with Morena Barra

INTERVIEW WITH MORENA BARRA

#2: New York

Even the crossing from DC to New York introduced me to the multiethnic life of the city where so many people hope to fulfill the American Dream.

Conceptual Art: from HOW to WHY

Hardly any other art style is discussed as controversially as concept art. So many things can be concept art. A concept artist myself, I ask myself: what is concept art and why did this style of art develop? And why am I mainly familiar with conceptual artists and only a few female artists?

HERESIES: A Feminist Magazine on Art and Politics

“Heresies” appears again and again in the correspondence of Lucy Lippard. In personal messages on postcards or in letters, it becomes clear: Heresies is an important, if grueling, project for all involved.

National Museum of Women in the Arts: Since 1987

The opening of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in the summer of 1987 was met with controversy beforehand. It headlines the Washington City Paper: Feminism and the Art of Museum Maintenance; Wilhelma Holladay had – almost single-handedly – established the National Museum of Women in the Arts. So why aren’t feminist cheering?

Archives of American Art: First Traces of Conceptual Art and Feminism in Lippard’s Papers

The Archives of American Art (AAA) is the world’s leading and most widely used research center for the visual arts in America. The institution is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and making accessible primary sources that document the history of visual art in America over the past 200 years.

#1: Washington, D.C.

After more than 9 hours of flight time I arrived in DC. The passport control took a long time – resp. the waiting line was long … Finally, I used Uber for the first time. Since public transportation in the U.S. is poor, Uber is used as a substitute.