tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post6479851438112231741..comments2024-03-03T15:01:00.402-05:00Comments on Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Signs of Testosterone Poisoning, Exhibit AUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-83309067685185553552008-08-07T16:55:00.000-04:002008-08-07T16:55:00.000-04:00...and, I am still amazed that people argue that s......and, I am still amazed that people argue that sexism doesn't exist in the art world any more, that those of us discussing it are throwbacks, or bitchy, or suffering "penis envy" - <BR/><BR/>as overused as it is, the old bumper-sticker saying still rings true:<BR/><BR/>I'll be a post-feminist in post-patriarchy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-37869526008201329182008-08-04T19:23:00.000-04:002008-08-04T19:23:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for the images. They make me also t...Thanks so much for the images. They make me also think about how corporate Koons is, and on top of the sexism is the layers of other kinds of value systems so embedded in advanced capitalism.<BR/><BR/>I love Joan Mitchell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-32087989507222043312008-07-28T14:28:00.000-04:002008-07-28T14:28:00.000-04:00Signs of Testosterone Poisoning, Exhibit B.Signs of Testosterone Poisoning, Exhibit B.Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-61487712162340849592008-07-27T19:52:00.000-04:002008-07-27T19:52:00.000-04:00"oh quaw" thats native for take a deep b..."oh quaw" thats native for take a deep breath<BR/><BR/>I didn't know that penis envy was still an art form it seems so 90ties<BR/><BR/>when I lived in Berlin a few years ago you couldn't get a show if you where not an east german female artist or atleast had vagina as a pass port<BR/>and shure it made me pissed<BR/>and brought out the best of my chauvistic traits but then I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-42358436018910921262008-07-14T07:40:00.000-04:002008-07-14T07:40:00.000-04:00Terrific post. Hits on an area that I have been re...Terrific post. Hits on an area that I have been reading on blogs everywhere lately. I studied about the imbalance when I was in art school and hoped that when it became my turn to hit the real world, things would have turned around. HA! I just returned from a trip to Italy and it was never more apparent how lopsided the art world truly is. I did have the pleasure of seeing Judith with the Head ofGlendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17509603485417092941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-36654975925502131482008-07-13T13:18:00.000-04:002008-07-13T13:18:00.000-04:00By the way, "s.a." is Steven Alexander, who has a ...By the way, "s.a." is Steven Alexander, who has a terrific blog in which he writes about many artists of the geometric persuasion, including Helen Miranda Wilson, Anne Seidman, Eva Lake and moi. The actual link in on my blogroll. Here's the URL: http://stevenalexanderjournal.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>And since we're talking about geometry, Geoform is another great resource. Link on the blogroll, URlJoanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-17148516568166164972008-07-13T11:44:00.000-04:002008-07-13T11:44:00.000-04:00Well-said, Joanne. Thanks.Well-said, Joanne. Thanks.S.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10133408897629306555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-68213313457468103452008-07-13T10:21:00.000-04:002008-07-13T10:21:00.000-04:00Yes, history gets written by those in power. But a...Yes, history gets written by those in power. But as artists with elecronic media at our disposal, we have more power than ever. That's why JT Kirkland's project, Artists Reviewing Artists, is good (he's "Thinking About Art" on my blogroll), and why John Tallman's upcoming project will be good (he's "Color Chunks" on the blogroll. <BR/><BR/>It's why we need to write about this stuff on our blogs, Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-54948990591044239972008-07-12T22:15:00.000-04:002008-07-12T22:15:00.000-04:00Sigh....I was just checking out (online, because I...Sigh....I was just checking out (online, because I live in Cleveland) 'Remix: New Modernities in a Post Indian World' at the Smithsonian Nat'l. Museum of the American Indian (NYC.) Their tagline: '15 artists describe what it means to be indigenous through photo, video, painting and sculpture.'<BR/>15 MALE artists. <BR/>I'd love to get a response from some of the native women artists on this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-83135450478539823252008-07-11T11:03:00.000-04:002008-07-11T11:03:00.000-04:00Hi Joanne,It is baffling and disappointing that su...Hi Joanne,<BR/>It is baffling and disappointing that such attitudes and conditions still exist. If we look at it as a manifestation of dogma, it boils down to raw power struggle. And dogma is employed to protect or solidify one's power. History has been a hot topic over on Eva's blog, and I think it ties in to this discussion -- the history gets written by those who have the power and the vested S.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10133408897629306555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-12249205772396720282008-07-10T22:56:00.000-04:002008-07-10T22:56:00.000-04:00Joanne,I had to chuckle because there are some peo...Joanne,<BR/><BR/>I had to chuckle because there are some people who believe the Earth was created in six (or was that seven?) days!Donna Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10131094952314461547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-28704494106638986732008-07-10T22:55:00.000-04:002008-07-10T22:55:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Donna Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10131094952314461547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-15840468763981383392008-07-10T22:23:00.000-04:002008-07-10T22:23:00.000-04:00Your pictures say it all about the greatness of ar...Your pictures say it all about the greatness of artists who are women, Joanne. That Sewell obviously has his hand in his pants while issuing his edicts. I hope he can find his sceptre because it obviously rules his life.<BR/><BR/>Joan Mitchell...yay!!!Nancy Natalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325421420384484035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-26424886966942308672008-07-10T20:01:00.000-04:002008-07-10T20:01:00.000-04:00Maybe the fact that "greatness" is often defined b...Maybe the fact that "greatness" is often defined by prejudiced men is why there are so few "great" women artists. How many centuries did it take before Gentileschi was known for the great artist she is. How long did it take the art "experts" to correct the many errors in history books about women artists? Most art histories still contain glaring errors and ignore important artists just because Nancy Ewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116290968007398337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-80744958881045097242008-07-10T11:36:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:36:00.000-04:00Well I think the auction records influence what is...Well I think the auction records influence what is taught in art history very much. More and more all the time, and not just what's at auction but in the big time art market in general. Koons gets big money and he is being taught. How about Cindy Sherman? She is mega now and not just because of the "iconographic images." It was that big sale to MOMA which sealed the deal. And no one would be Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526963554623770078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-31369106307752015292008-07-10T10:24:00.000-04:002008-07-10T10:24:00.000-04:00Daniel, It's not that I take Brian Sewell seriousl...Daniel, <BR/><BR/>It's not that I take Brian Sewell seriously, but that in the 21st century this kind of thinking still exists. It's like saying the earth is flat, or that it was made in six days, or that the universe revolves around it.<BR/><BR/>The relationship of auction prices to success is a secondary issue for me (not that it's not important, but others can address it). It's the blatant Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-19591531031157228972008-07-10T09:43:00.000-04:002008-07-10T09:43:00.000-04:00Does anyone take someone like Brian Sewell serious...Does anyone take someone like Brian Sewell seriously? Especially after clueless comments like that, how can he even claim to understand artistic quality?<BR/><BR/>That article in the Independent was rather amusing in how it tied artistic success to auction prices. Last time I checked, auctions were not where you find objective, scholarly criticism, but were home to knee-jerk financially-inspired Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-33893847027110623002008-07-10T00:58:00.000-04:002008-07-10T00:58:00.000-04:00Oh how long, how long to turn things around?Oh how long, how long to turn things around?Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526963554623770078noreply@blogger.com