this feminist exhibition has been really poorly reviewed, but i found it very provocative. isn't that the point?
http://www.moca.org/wack/
ana mendieta's "almas en fuego", a series of outdoor photographs with mediums from earth to ice shaped as human bodies, laced with gun powder, was really compelling. it reminder me of those baking soda volcanoes we made as kids. except the "blowin' up" was metaphorical. but really, it was beautiful.
there was lots of pantalones en fuego in this exhibit, too.
i like judy chicago. her work makes me cry, because itevokes such strong empathy, from elation to humiliation.
with the exception of chicago, i was surprised that the feminists were for the most part beautiful,
attractively put-together women. i expected them to be rather crude and unfinished.
if you're in LA, check it out at the Geffen Contemporary. but don't go upstairs. there's nothing good up there unless you can suppress a gag.
