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Åsa Elzén
Åsa Elzén (born 1972) is a Swedish artist. She has participated in events, performances, public talks and seminars including at The Armory Show New York; and Lilith Performance Studio, Malmö, Sweden. Education Elzén studied sculpture at the National College of Art, Dublin in the nineties. She received an M.F.A. from the Royal University College of Fine Art in Stockholm in 2002 and was a participant in the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Independent Study Program from 2007 to 2008. Exhibitions (selection) * 2012 Mary Wollstonecraft’s Scandinavian journey 1795 re-traced, uqbar, Berlin, curated by Antje Weitzel * 2012 Mary Wollstonecraft’s Scandinavian journey 1795 re-traced, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar, Sweden, curated by Martin Schibli * 2009 The guide and the seeing man, Eskilstuna Konstmuseum, Eskilstuna, Sweden * 2005 Systerskapets år/A Year of Sisterhood as archive, in collaboration with Sonia Hedstrand, ak28, Stockholm, curated by Johanna Gustafsson-Fürst * 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney Museum Of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, known informally as "The Whitney", is a Modern art, modern and Contemporary art, contemporary American art museum located in the Meatpacking District, Manhattan, Meatpacking District and West Village neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. The institution was founded in 1930 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (18751942), a prominent American socialite, Sculpture, sculptor, and art patron after whom it is named. The Whitney focuses on collecting and preserving 20th- and 21st-century American art. Its permanent collection, spanning the late-19th century to the present, comprises more than 25,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, films, videos, and artifacts of new media by more than 3,500 artists. It places particular emphasis on exhibiting the work of living artists as well as maintaining institutional archives of historical documents pertaining to modern and contemporary American art, including the Edward Hopper, Edward an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feminist Artists
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism holds the position that modern societies are patriarchal—they prioritize the male point of view—and that women are treated unjustly in these societies. Efforts to change this include fighting against gender stereotypes and improving educational, professional, and interpersonal opportunities and outcomes for women. Originating in late 18th-century Europe, feminist movements have campaigned and continue to campaign for women's rights, including the right to vote, run for public office, work, earn equal pay, own property, receive education, enter into contracts, have equal rights within marriage, and maternity leave. Feminists have also worked to ensure access to contraception, legal abortions, and social integration; and to protect women and girls from sexual assault, sexual harassment, and dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
