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Posted on , by Melissa Stern

On This Spot: Histories of Women Artists in NYC

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On The Spot is a terrific new web series that seeks to document the histories of women artists in NYC from the 1950s to the 2000s. The ambitious mission is to document and present in three-minute videos the history of later 20th-century artists who have often been overlooked and underrepresented in the larger art world. They call themselves “a feminist art history nonprofit.” There are 40 videos so far produced, with plans for a great many more. The videos are a free public resource, accessible on the organization’s website.

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Posted on , by Melissa Stern

Vanessa German – SAD RAPPER at Paul Kasmin

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Partial installation view of Sad Rapper

So much has happened in six years. It was six years ago that I last wrote about the work of Vanessa German for Hyperallergic. Donald Trump had just been elected, and the country was bracing itself for a trip down a new and dangerous path. Vanessa German, a poet, activist and visual artist, had mounted a powerful show at Pavel Zoubek Gallery entitled I am armed. I am an army. German filled the gallery with a fighting corps of women, armed with weaponry, poetry, history and power. It was a fierce exhibition, and one that both mourned and celebrated the power of women.

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Meryl Meisler – LES YES!

Meryl Meisler 1978 / courtesy of The Storefront Project & Steven Kasher Gallery

In 2008, The National Trust for Historic Preservation placed the LES on their list of America’s Most Endangered Historic Places. “LES YES!” at The Storefront Project  upcoming exhibition features Meryl Meisler’s photographs of the Lower East Side during the 1970’s & 1980s.  Meisler, who was born in the Bronx and raised in Long Island, captured in her photos  a tight knit immigrant and working-class neighborhood during difficult times in NYC history. Continue reading “Meryl Meisler – LES YES!”