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Video: why women don't play a role in art history, and how to (not) fix it

A sitcom they already have. The women. Girls has been a resounding success, so who better than slightly snobby Girls star Jemima Kirke to explain why women have been kept out of art? Indeed. Nobody, they thought at the rather innovative Tate, and so they had her explain in a cheerful but also apt manner where things went wrong between the art world and women, and what can be done about it.

Bitter little, also acknowledges this actress, who can regularly be seen on TV with a brush. We can only make sure we do better from now on. And keep doing it. After all, women have dominated in the arts for at least the last four decades. If not much longer.

 

Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

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