In a slight divergence from the literary angle of my most recent blog posts, today I bring you Jemima Kirke (a.k.a Jessa in Lena Dunham's Girls) discussing gender inequality in the visual art world. In this Youtube video, which is part of the Tate's Unlock Art short film series, Kirke explores the continuing under representation and subordination of female artists throughout history. Written by Jessica Lack, the video focuses on the erasing of female artists from art history. I felt this post would flow on nicely from yesterday's discussion of the #readwomen2014 campaign, as it further proves the continuing disenfranchisement of female artists across different creative fields.
Take a look at the video below:
The video touches on the difficulty art historians face to represent female artists without having to rewrite the history of art and the problems with publishing books solely about female artists, which would further marginalise female artists from the wider historically contexts. A particular highlight of the short film is the segment about the ironic uproar that surrounded Margaret Harrison's feminist exhibition in the 1960s because of her manipulation of the male body in her art.
Give the video a watch - it's educational and will open your eyes to the pervasive subordination of female artists beyond literature.
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