Ahhh... nothing like the second wave of feminism to fire up the engines of the feminist art movement. The feminist art movement kicked off full throttle during the second wave of feminism (1960s - 1980s), sparked by the civil and gay rights movements and anti-war demonstrations. Feminist artists during this era had a mission —…
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MARILYN MONROE – ICON OF BODY POSITIVITY OR SYMBOL OF INSECURITY?
Over 50 years since her passing, Marilyn Monroe is still a cultural icon. Famous for her red lips, seductive hips and bubbly personality, the girl born Norma-Jeane Mortensen on June 1st 1926 would grow up to become one of history’s most iconic sex symbols. Along with fellow pop culture icons John Lennon and Audrey Hepburn,…
YOKO ONO @ MOMA – NEW YORK – MAY 17 – SEPT 7 – 2015
Yoko Ono: "Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971" Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY May 17 - September 7, 2015 Yoko Ono has exhibited at the MoMA before, in an advertised "one woman show," consisting of a plaque that informed visitors that the artist had released flies on the Museum…
BOY GEORGE TALKS CULTURE CLUB AND HIS FUTURE – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW (EXTENDED)
Very few figures have held a tighter grip on an entire generation of pop culture devotees more readily than Boy George. The Culture Club frontman became the face of the 1980s, largely by subverting what the mainstream had come to expect from their pop stars. In an era coming off the high of disco and…
KIRIN J. CALLINAN ON WHY HE IS AN ‘ANTI-ROCK STAR’ – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
“In many ways, I’m a rock star as well as an anti-rock star.” -Kirin J. Callinan Kirin J. Callinan has rock & roll in his veins, having grown up watching his father play the stages of Australia. “I grew up with a lot of music,” he says. “Dad was a rock star in a band…
SONGSTRESS GABRIELLE APLIN ON MUSIC INSPIRATIONS AND WHY POSITIVITY IS KEY – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
“My songwriting is inspired by things that happen. Whether they happen to me, people around me, or even things that happen around the world.” Despite only being 21, Gabrielle Aplin has had a lot of things happen for her. After gaining a substantial following on YouTube thanks to a series of unconventional acoustic covers, Aplin…
BEATLES EXHIBITION @ NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY – FEB 6 – MAY 10
Ladies and Gentlemen... The Beatles! February 6th - May 10th, 2014 New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Fifty years ago The Beatles came to America. On Friday, February 7, 1964, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr arrived from the U.K. at the newly-named John F. Kennedy International Airport. With cameras…
YOKO ONO AND OPENING CEREMONY CROSS THE MENSWEAR LINE
Who is Yoko Ono to you? Is she a musician? An activist? The muse for one of the biggest song writing talents of the twentieth century, or the very reason that his work with one of our most influential bands fell apart? Is she a provocateur or a con-woman? A performance artist or simply a…