Tagged: Feminism

11:38am

Thu October 18, 2012
City news

Update: ‘Grrrl Army’ causing a stir in Seattle with pink paint

What appears to have started as a battle over wall space for posters on Seattle’s Capitol Hill has morphed into an increasingly high-profile call to action against patriarchy, “rape culture,” sexism and, well, “inequality and oppression.”

A call to action that the group Seattle Grrrl Army announces in bright bold pink.

UPDATE: Members of the Grrrl Army explain their tactics

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8:27am

Sun October 23, 2011
Artscape

Carolee Schneemann still pushing the edges of decorum

There are some works of art that can make people really uncomfortable.

Artist Carolee Schneemann is a master at pushing the edges of decorum. She’s also one of the first people in the early 1960’s to ever be called a performance artist.

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