Untitled Film Still No. 2, 1977
Glen Ridge, United States, 1954. Contemporary photographer whose self-portraits have been widely recognized and have influenced generations of artists. On them, she creates different characters that addresses sexual stereotypes –specifically, women seen as a sexual object by men– and gender roles portray by media. One of her most influent work was the photographic series Complete Untitled Film Stills, 70 black-and-white self-portraits. She has also experimented with color photography and theater elements, by recreating European classical masterpieces. She is known for fulfilling several roles on her projects: photographer, model, stylist, make-up artist, wardrobe, props, etcetera.
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Untitled (Your body is a battleground), 1989
Newark, United States, 1945. Conceptual artist whose oeuvre is known for displaying bold typeface political messages -in which she critiques religion, sexuality, racism, sexism, and consumer culture from a feminist perspective– over publicity and ad images that she re-appropriates. She uses photography, and her background on graphic design, to denounce the consumer culture and media exploitation, which has made her an important influence on several generations of young artists.
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Eve, Satisfied, 2013
Huntington Beach, United States, 1975. Contemporary artist and curator interested on producing narrative-artwork that connects with the audience. Through heavy symbolism she portrays non-conventional women that challenge their predators and show great displays of strength in her paintings and light-boxes. Her oeuvre addresses present-day women’s challenges, seeking to empower them through art.
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Lampshade twins
United States. Artist and teacher whose paintings and art-installations addresses the female body and the obstacles that women face today. She uses photography as a medium to built scenes, that later she uses as model for her paintings. The proportions and anatomy of her models are purposely exaggerated to reflect her own social awkwardness, vulnerability, and fragility that she experienced by living alone in Southern California.
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Demonstration in collaboration with Amnesty International
Moscow, Russia, 2011. Artistic protest collective that fights in favor of feminist causes and against capitalism, homophobia, censorship, violence, human rights violations, and corruption. To achieve their goals, they perform public actions using bright-color ski masks and playing their own punk songs –that denounces the Russian government and its ties with Russian Orthodox Church– in non-sanctioned public spaces (like the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the subway, or Luzhniki Stadium). As a consequence of this performances, many of their members have been arrested and sent to prison.
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Performance in New York streets, 1988
New York City, United States, 1985. Feminist art collective that, anonymously, works to end sexism and racism inside the art world through guerrilla-style performances (quick and invasive actions on the public spaces). The group was created as a response to the unequal presence of women and people of color in one of the most important contemporary art exhibitions at its time. To denounce that, they plastered the museums buildings and streets near by with posters and billboards that showed the statistic disparity between women and men in art. They are known for the use of gorilla mask and decease female artist names to reference themselves, as a way to show the importance of the cause above individual identity. In the following decades they widen their demands to addresses causes like abortion’s rights and to denounce social problems as eating disorders, homelessness, and war. They have performed actions in different cities across three continents.
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