Humanities Feminist: Kara Walker discussion

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1. What makes Kara Walker a feminist artist? connect it to her installation. How does feminism inform the work of the three artists above? Can feminist art help inform social movements in the U.S. that aim to shatter the disparities that exist between men and women (such as pay inequality, representation in museums, sex, roles in the home/military/sports, etc)? Explain and provide an example.


2. Can performance art be socially impactful? What is Mirna attempting to discuss in her performance here? Explain your answer in detail. This is a critique, so work through the intent of the artist, your observation, and finally your judgment. Is Mirna feminist artist?


3. Critique Neshat's video above.What is the message? this is a critique, so work through the intent of the artist, your observation, and finally your judgment. What makes Neshat a feminist artist


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Running head: HUMANITIES FEMINIST

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Humanities Feminist
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HUMANITIES FEMINIST

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In the 1990s, Kara Walker had succeeded in changing the perfection of art in the world
through her silhouettes paper cuts. The content was horrifying with vivid illustration of the South
American nightmarish. Hers were drawings from slave testimonials to novels rich in history with
features of mammies, pick ninnies, sambos and brutal stereotypes in a number of situations. Her
work is labeled feminist as she features a host of frequent sexual violence with a section of her
audience condemning her work as obscene and offensive. Further, she demands thorough
examination of the origins of racial inequality. Althou...


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