5-Apr-2021 | art, feminism, graphic design, herstory, history, technology
We’re continuing our series where we share what the club likes.Here’s a first selection of women and their works in the fields of art, film, literature, science, etc. — Part 1. Susan Kare (b. 1954)Designer of Macintosh’s system and application icons in the...
19-Feb-2021 | art, female artists, herstory
Clubexpress likes… Kaja Clara JooSelected works from 2017–2020″Social (mass-)phenomena and automated images and codes that are imprinted in us are components of my work practice. It is not the offset everyday beautiful, but threateningly invasive moments...
2-Oct-2020 | art, female artists, female portraits, herstory
Sonia Boyce (born 1962)In the female artists series this week we take a look at two earlier pieces by Sonia Boyce, a British Afro-Caribbean artist.She will be representing the UK at the Venice Biennale in 2022 and the first black woman to do so.Sonia Dawn Boyce’s work...
7-Sep-2020 | art, female portraits, herstory
Every week a female portraitWe continue with our series, part five: Self Portrait, 1939 by Pan Yuliang.Pan Yuliang 潘玉良 (born on June 14, 1895) was a Chinese painter, renowned as the first woman in China to paint in the Western style. Born in Yangzhou, worked in...
12-Jun-2020 | art, female portraits, herstory
Every week a female portraitThe fourth of our series: Malay Girl, 1938 by Irma Stein.Irma Stern (born on October 2, 1894) was a major South African artist and has achieved national and international recognition in her lifetime with her paintings and...
1-Jun-2020 | art, female portraits, herstory, photography
Every week a female portraitThe third of our series: Self-Portrait (as “New Woman”), 1896 by Frances Benjamin Johnston.Frances Benjamin Johnston (January 15, 1864 — May 16, 1952) was an early American photographer and photojournalist whose career lasted for almost...
25-May-2020 | art, female portraits, herstory
Every week a female PortraitThe second of our series: ‘Self-Portrait Exaggerating My Negroid Features’ (1981) by Adrian Piper.”Adrian Piper (born 1948) is an American conceptual artist and philosopher. Her work addresses how and why those involved in more than...
18-May-2020 | art, female artists, female portraits, herstory
Every week a female PortraitSabine Lepsius (1864–1942) was a German portrait painter. Her salon in Berlin-Westend was considered a major social gathering point. She was one of the founding members of the Berlin Secession and exhibited with them until 1913. Most of her...
