The late French-American creative was widely known as one of the most significant feminist artists of the 20th century, so she has also been seen as a champion for women’s rights. Poets philosophers alchemist artists have devoted themselves to discovering their meaning,” it read.
Throughout the ages people have liked playing with tarot cards. To enter the show at the Rodin Museum there was a massive stone façade, inscribed with a quote from Niki De Saint Phalle. “If life is a game of cards. Nochlin wasn’t the only notable member of the art world to be honored at the show. The entrance to Dior’s show, replete with a quote by Niki de Saint Phalle. Why are there no great women artists?” His statement stayed with for days, almost tormenting her, because she saw that he “assumed this was a natural condition.” He simply asked: “Linda, I would love to show women artists, but I can’t find any good ones. The famous gallerist, Richard Feigen, made a comment to Nochlin at Vassar graduation in 1970, where Gloria Steinem was the graduation speaker. She went on to admit that a man had inspired her to pen the essay.
New materials had to be sought out, a theoretical basis put in place, a methodology gradually developed.” Nochlin explained to ARTnews: “In 1970, there was no such thing as a feminist art history: like all other forms of historical discourse, it had to be constructed.
Getty ImagesĪt the time, this commentary was groundbreaking, because it simply wasn’t a topic that people discussed. This time around, Grazia Chiuri was inspired by art scholar Linda Nochlin, who penned an essay titled: Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?In the piece-which was provided to each and every attendee at the Dior show-Nochlin brought up quite a few questions, not just about the lack of female creatives (“The fact of the matter is that there have been no supremely great women artists, as far as we know, although there have been many interesting and very good ones who remain insufficiently investigated or appreciated…”), but the need to be defensive upon the answer of the question (“The feminist’s first reaction is to swallow the bait, hook, line and sinker, and to attempt to answer the question as it is put: that is, to dig up examples of worthy or insufficiently appreciated women artists throughout history…”).ĭior’s take on modern feminist design. Those shirts ended up with price tags of $710, but proceeds from their sales went to benefit Rihanna’s charity, the Clara Lionel Foundation.
But then again, Dior’s creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri made a major statement last September with t-shirts that read, “We should all be feminists.” That famous line was pulled from the book (and TedTalk) of the same title, from Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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