Comments on: She couldn’t just sign it “R. Mutt” and call it a day? http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:26:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: rootlesscosmo http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-117987 rootlesscosmo Wed, 07 May 2008 14:12:59 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-117987 Melitique: check this site http://www.guerrillagirls.com/ The Guerrilla Girls have been doing feminist art/art feminism for quite a while. Melitique: check this site

http://www.guerrillagirls.com/

The Guerrilla Girls have been doing feminist art/art feminism for quite a while.

]]> By: Melitique http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-117957 Melitique Wed, 07 May 2008 03:37:39 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-117957 Where can we find more RADICAL, patriarchy bashing Feminist ART and Artists? You know.. those who question the very core of our perception about patriarchy (I mean radical... not superficial feminist art.... real in your face). I remember 10 years ago, finding a feminist art complilation book from the 70-80's (yep when things were pretty damned radical) and loved it, but i forgot the name of the book..... there was one with a huge weapon like dick (all vein-y) displayed like a proud statue and she had covered it with a condom somethign about aids and rape.... anyway... it was very fucked up and amazing. mel. Where can we find more RADICAL, patriarchy bashing Feminist ART and Artists? You know.. those who question the very core of our perception about patriarchy (I mean radical… not superficial feminist art…. real in your face).
I remember 10 years ago, finding a feminist art complilation book from the 70-80’s (yep when things were pretty damned radical) and loved it, but i forgot the name of the book…..

there was one with a huge weapon like dick (all vein-y) displayed like a proud statue and she had covered it with a condom somethign about aids and rape…. anyway… it was very fucked up and amazing.

mel.

]]> By: Rachael http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-117053 Rachael Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:52:34 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-117053 Perhaps you've never had a miscarriage, and therefore cannot really see why a lot of infertility bloggers were so offended by this. Perhaps you’ve never had a miscarriage, and therefore cannot really see why a lot of infertility bloggers were so offended by this.

]]> By: kate http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-116114 kate Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:03:11 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-116114 Sylvanite: <em>"Dare I even ask whether any art has been crafted solely of semen? If so, I wonder how it was received."</em> Well, let me give something I saw once, on a small scale. In my activist days I was on a funding board that often entertained the rich, often trust-fund baby funders to interact with us lowly trench people -- you know the ones in the field. Anyway, one young man, who was an artist brought pictures of his work. While I don't doubt his skill, I'd say his efforts were rather self directed which was typical of that crowd (while explaining their great desire to understand us ground people). One work he proudly displayed was a very fine, expensive antique grand piano that he made into an art piece by carefully removing the ivories one by one and painting or affixing and then sealing the mini-art with shellac. One such key he pointed out, which looked plain white, "This one has my lover's semen on it." No one batted an eye, some made approving, "Oh..." sounds. Us dirty activists called him "weird" that night over drinks, some questioned the point of such "art" which wasn't really explained. In retrospect, no one really questioned that he would treasure his lover's semen and encase it as opposed to his wife's (yes he was married as well and they all lived together) menstrual blood, the placenta of his baby boy or maybe her vaginal fluid obtained during orgasm. Sylvanite: “Dare I even ask whether any art has been crafted solely of semen? If so, I wonder how it was received.”

Well, let me give something I saw once, on a small scale. In my activist days I was on a funding board that often entertained the rich, often trust-fund baby funders to interact with us lowly trench people — you know the ones in the field.

Anyway, one young man, who was an artist brought pictures of his work. While I don’t doubt his skill, I’d say his efforts were rather self directed which was typical of that crowd (while explaining their great desire to understand us ground people).

One work he proudly displayed was a very fine, expensive antique grand piano that he made into an art piece by carefully removing the ivories one by one and painting or affixing and then sealing the mini-art with shellac.

One such key he pointed out, which looked plain white, “This one has my lover’s semen on it.”

No one batted an eye, some made approving, “Oh…” sounds.

Us dirty activists called him “weird” that night over drinks, some questioned the point of such “art” which wasn’t really explained.

In retrospect, no one really questioned that he would treasure his lover’s semen and encase it as opposed to his wife’s (yes he was married as well and they all lived together) menstrual blood, the placenta of his baby boy or maybe her vaginal fluid obtained during orgasm.

]]> By: Sylvanite http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-116030 Sylvanite Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:31:17 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-116030 Ugh, thanks pixee. I'd say I was sorry I asked, but apparently, people are praying for the semen-artist's soul. That's something worth knowing, I guess - that if you create art with your very own body secretions, people will make sure to intervene on your behalf with the angry sky fairy. Everyone knows that god hates art anyway (graven images, and all that). Ugh, thanks pixee. I’d say I was sorry I asked, but apparently, people are praying for the semen-artist’s soul. That’s something worth knowing, I guess - that if you create art with your very own body secretions, people will make sure to intervene on your behalf with the angry sky fairy. Everyone knows that god hates art anyway (graven images, and all that).

]]> By: Lara http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-115914 Lara Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:19:29 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-115914 The ACLU is not "agenda-blind" at all it will support the "free speech" of whatever doods or corporations have lots of money to give them. That being Rush Limbaugh, pornographers, and Nazis. They are First-Amendment absolutists, especially when it comes to making money and looking popular. Anyway, sorry if that response is a little off-topic, folks. The ACLU is not “agenda-blind” at all it will support the “free speech” of whatever doods or corporations have lots of money to give them. That being Rush Limbaugh, pornographers, and Nazis. They are First-Amendment absolutists, especially when it comes to making money and looking popular.
Anyway, sorry if that response is a little off-topic, folks.

]]> By: rowan http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-115883 rowan Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:30:50 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-115883 So she can't display "art" without Yale making her sign a statement that it's not "real." I'm so confused. So she can’t display “art” without Yale making her sign a statement that it’s not “real.”

I’m so confused.

]]> By: In which I quote a lot of text to make a minor point « …still spitting… http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-115867 In which I quote a lot of text to make a minor point « …still spitting… Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:21:56 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-115867 [...] of this incident or whether it’s likely to be a hoax. You can see Majikthise, Amanda, or Twisty (twice!), or your favorite feminist blogger of choice. Or just meditate on the obvious: people [...] […] of this incident or whether it’s likely to be a hoax. You can see Majikthise, Amanda, or Twisty (twice!), or your favorite feminist blogger of choice. Or just meditate on the obvious: people […]

]]> By: TinaH http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-115843 TinaH Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:47:30 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-115843 You're all a bunch of pushy broads who think you own your own uteri or something! /snark Dratted patriarchy. You’re all a bunch of pushy broads who think you own your own uteri or something!

/snark

Dratted patriarchy.

]]> By: OM http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-115835 OM Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:55:40 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/22/yale-art-hoax/#comment-115835 A bit OT, but the abortion exception for rape victims is one of the most telling ones to me. Somehow, even though we are supposedly killing an innocent baby by aborting, it's ok to do so if the sex was non-consensual, and might force a dude to support another man's issue. Never let innocent children (again, supposedly) get in the way of male domination and privilege. A bit OT, but the abortion exception for rape victims is one of the most telling ones to me. Somehow, even though we are supposedly killing an innocent baby by aborting, it’s ok to do so if the sex was non-consensual, and might force a dude to support another man’s issue. Never let innocent children (again, supposedly) get in the way of male domination and privilege.

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