I love art. Yet, until recently, I had minimal awareness and knowledge of women’s contributions to artistic expression and art history. Learning about their extraordinary lives and works is eye-opening.
Art historians, auction houses, and the world’s top art museums (including the Uffizi Galleries in Florence) are now trying to redress the historic gender imbalance in the artistic canon. Organizations such as Advancing Women Artists and Guerilla Girls have spearheaded the recognition and advancement of women in arts.
“The divisive classification ‘women artists’ but never ‘male artists’ is at the heart of a debate that has been disputed for decades, and yet continues to be a trap that is so often fallen into. Female artists should not be pigeon-holed nor segregated, which is precisely why we are holding a sale that appears to be doing exactly that – in order to turn the tables and open up this debate. Yes, these artists are women, but more importantly, they are artists.” - Marina Ruiz Colomer, Contemporary Art Specialist at Sotheby’s, on the occasion of the inaugural auction sale dedicated to women artists across the centuries, spanning over 400 years, from Old Masters to the 21st century (May 2021)
The NFTs hype and the intersection of Art x Crypto spark new conversations about art's meaning and value(s). But the NFT art market boom overwhelmingly benefits male creators, with female artists accounting for just 5% of all sales.
For the Art (and NFTs) lovers among you, I'm creating a dossier featuring the most inspiring artists and resources about art history, the art market, artistic currents and innovations. I'm building it in public and will continue to add new content (I will reshare the link 🔗 in future editions).
Who are your favorite artists? If they aren't yet included, please add their names in the comment section. I'd love to hear from you.
A big thank you to my Twitter friends who have given me valuable insights! 🥰
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🙌🇩🇪8 Women and 8 Men: Germany Gets Its First Gender-Equal Cabinet - Angela Merkel hands off the chancellorship to Olaf Scholz. In his new cabinet, women will run all security and diplomacy-related ministries (defense minister, foreign minister, and interior minister).
“If you look at the categories that we bet on — that’s health, wellness, beauty, education — the majority of end consumers in these categories are women.” - Montse Suarez, founder and managing partner at Iris.
“We’re building economic infrastructure for the community economy. Our goal is to help get more people into Web3, because clearly it’s so nascent and early.” - Tiffany Zhong
“I’m personally excited about a lot of what I see as consumer-facing applications coming out, because there’s been so much progress on some of the blockchains and the performance and interoperability of blockchains.” - Katie Haun
“In the United States of America, in the 21st century, being pregnant and giving birth should not carry such great risk. Women in our nation are dying—before, during and after childbirth.” - US Vice President Kamala Harris
