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As it happens, feminist ideas were the force behind some of the smartest, most powerful art of the past century. You're reminded of that all through "Wack! Art and the Feminist Revolution," a pinwheel of an exhibition that runs through July 16 at the Geffen Contemporary outpost of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. "Wack!" which was curated by Cornelia Butler, starts with a bang. It's called Abakan Red, a coarsely woven, more or less circular bolt of red cloth.
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The 400-member U.S. chapter of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) recently presented its awards for the best exhibitions of the 2002-03 season. In addition, former Museum of Modern Art curator Robert Storr, now a professor at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts, was honored for his distinguished contribution to the field of art criticism. Top honors for a national monographic museum show went to "Kazimir Malevich: Suprematism," organized by the Menil Collection and the Guggenhelm Museum. Sharing second place were the Polly Apfelbaum and Thomas Struth exhibitions, organized by the Philadelphia ICA and the Dallas Museum of Art, respectively. Dia:Beacon won the award for best nationally organized thematic museum show for the inaugural installation of its permanent collection. Second place went to "The Quilts of Gee's Bend," organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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The second exhibition Global Feminism opens at the end of March at the Brooklyn Museum and focuses on feminist art from 1990 to the present. The show presents a large sampling of contemporary feminist art from a global perspective and aims to move beyond the specifically Western brand of feminisms. This exhibition is curated by Maura Reilly and Lind Nochlin. For more information go here.
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The Millennium Biltmore offers a Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) package, offering accommodations and two admission passes to the museum. Guests can view WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution (March 4, 2007-July 16, 2007), billed as "the first comprehensive, historical exhibition" of feminist art. Rates begin at $189, valid through July 31, 2007.
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"This is the first exhibition to look at contemporary feminist art on such a large global scale," Reilly said in an interview. "It's a powerful examination of what it means to be a feminist in radically different class, cultural and political situations.
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