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?
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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.
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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.
Continue reading “#1: Washington, D.C.”From the East Coast to the West Coast: An Overview of the Stages
My research journey starts on the east coast of America, culminates with a land trip in New Mexico and ends on the west coast. In between I will hopefully meet many breathtaking places and wonderful people.
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