My Midterm Proposal Project will be to create a zine showcasing the crimes of CEOs that did near irreparable damage to society, people or individuals, the environment, politics, and more like corruption. I want each page of the zine to feature a dinosaur eating the CEO like the painting while featuring a graphic of the crime taking place (I will be selective with which crime gets featured as I want to be tactful with this. I won't draw a full on rape scene, but I will draw the victim testifying in court). At the end of the zine, I want to show examples of how to organize and rebel in the most impactful ways while showing examples of organized protests and events that made a massive difference.
Towards a Curatorial Activism
"The fundamental problem with this biased representation on the part of MoMA is that since its founding, it has functioned, and continues to function as an international icon, as an institution that other modern art museums have looked to as a paradigm of excellence to be mimicked."
This is an example of why it's so important for large museums such as MoMA to feature POC/female artists: Other museums will mimic how they curate their work and make it even more difficult for POC/Women to get their foot in the door.
"The realisation that Western art historical canons are a problematic concept is not new. As early as 1971, in her landmark essay, Why have there been no great women artists?, Linda Nochlin cautioned women about getting into a no-win situation trying to name female Michelangelo's or Picasso's. ‘There are no women equivalents for Rembrandt, Delacroix or Cézanne, Picasso or Matisse,’ she argued, “any more than there are black American equivalents of the same.” The problem, she argued, lies not in our hormones, as women, nor by extension is it in the colour of our skin (if one happens to be non-white) — but in our institutions and our education."
She is absolutely right. Women were never given the chance to become one of the legends. The only time women were ever recognized in art was if they were the ones being painted/sculpted. The women who modeled were more often than not, lost to history as they were never recorded or only given a name.
What is Curatorial Activism?
"Despite decades of postcolonial, feminist, anti-racist, and queer activism and theorizing, the art world continues to exclude Other artists—women, non-white and LGBTQ artists. This discrimination invades every aspect of the art world, from gallery representation, auction-price differentials, and press coverage to inclusion in permanent collections and solo exhibition programs."
This goes to show that the main issue affecting us all is indeed patriarchy and bigotry. No matter how much women and poc have done for the art world, they will always be put aside in favor of white cis male artists. This does not mean that giving up is an option. Progress is being made by Curatorial Activists around the world; giving poc and women a better chance of getting their art out there to be appreciated by the masses.
"(...)mainstream curators propagating discriminatory practices must be held accountable, and curatorial misconduct criticized, to the point where it becomes unacceptable, for instance, to present women artists only 26% of the time—as was the case with the Venice Biennale in 2013, curated by Massimiliano Gioni. Not a single art critic noted the gross disparity in representation."
I think that they genuinely don't care about diversity, only what looks 'aesthetically pleasing' about the artist. I don't doubt that the majority of artists in the event were extremely talented, but that doesn't excuse the blatant sexism and racism. By Curatorial artists creating world wide events featuring poc and women predominantly, it gives me hope for the future. That our future curators will better their museums and support minority artists
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