Unit B
Activity 1
Here, there and everywhere...
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1 A mirror of society
A mirror of society
When only 1% of the National Gallery's collection is made up of art by women; when a work by a woman goes for just 10% of that by a man; when the 2022 Burns Halperin report found that 11% of acquisitions and 14.9% of exhibitions at 31 U.S. museums between 2008 and 2020 were of work by female-identifying artists (and 2.2% were of work by Black American artists), what does this say about the state of art today? The imbalance in art acts as a microcosm for the way we place value on genders in society. And it highlights the amount of work that needs to be done. […]
Above all, the artwork comes before the label. The artist comes before their gender. But when it comes to representation, mainstream museums must critically assess the narratives they impose on their visitors. It is only when we see art and a narrative of art told by a wide range of people that we can see society reflected as a whole.
Above all, the artwork comes before the label. The artist comes before their gender. But when it comes to representation, mainstream museums must critically assess the narratives they impose on their visitors. It is only when we see art and a narrative of art told by a wide range of people that we can see society reflected as a whole.
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Representation of women in Art
Adapted from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 2019.
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Guerrilla Girls, Dearest Art Collector, 1986.
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The Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous feminist collective created in New York in the 80's, fight against sexism in the artworld with bold posters and a sense of humour. Their work is now exhibited in the very museums they confronted to demand inclusivity. They often wear gorilla masks during their demonstrations. Can you guess the reason why?
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Questions
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Make a note of facts and figures presenting the difference in representation between men and women in the art world.
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What does this reveal about society?
3
Apart from gender, which group is underrepresented in works of art?
4
Select one example of unequal representation in the documents, and give a possible solution to reduce the gap.
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Background check
How could the visibility of minority artists impact
both the art world and society as a whole?
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Two truths and a lie
Each student writes down two true facts and one lie about representation inequalities in art. Your classmates will guess which sentence is the lie!Une erreur sur la page ? Une idée à proposer ?
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