The commercialisation and privatisation of cultural life that began in the late 1980s snaked seamlessly into the neoliberalism of the 1990s and 2000s. Indeed, despite subsequent changes in leadership and then government, consumerism and individualism continue to rule, exemplified by our current reality, whereby feminist thought is often co-opted by big businesses that appropriate and monetise it.
#Catalogue
We also salute the incredible determination of the artists ....in their singular resolve to keep making art, over lifetimes, and in their solidarity with each other. Some of these artists worked alone; others formed groups or collectives to challenge the institutional indifference to their new art. They dared to speak out and back to the world, often challenging each other's selectivity as much as institutional racism and sexism.
#Catalogue
The August 4, 2025 issue of The New Yorker arrived today. I love the cover featuring the steps of the MET. Below are 3 previous issues: 1955, 1977, 2007 whose covers featured the MET. Just “for fun” post. I feel blessed that we are but a train ride away from this museum, with all it‘s beauty for us to peruse.
Finally made it into the city to see the Kusama exhibition - I‘d heard that it was magnificent and always crowded so we bought tickets online and arrived before the gallery opened to join the queue - which meant we were able to walk straight in AND we loved it all! This was my favourite room but they were all glorious!
Even my beloved water window has had a Kusama makeover.
Lots of joys while visiting friends over New Year‘s!
🖼️ Visiting SF MOMA
🟡 Seeing Yayoi Kusama‘s work (Giant polka-dot pumpkins! Infinity room!)
🍻 Games at a friend‘s taproom on New Year‘s Eve
🖼️ Art galleries in Carmel, especially sculptures by Richard MacDonald
🌅 New Year‘s Day sunset in Carmel
#5JoysFriday
#CoverLove #Black
Anyone else have shelves of Penguin classics?
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
@Gilly18 —this is the reading the continents challenge
repost for @BarbaraBB
In #Oceania the new year has started already and with it #ReadingOceania24!
You can read authors from the countries and/or books set there.
You‘ll find the prompts and reading suggestions on Storygraph:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ece66821-f9a2-4e67-b74d-15d70c8...
original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2685588
I did a better search tonight for books for the #readingOceania challenge, especially for audiobooks, which really help me knock out lots of books. So here‘s part 1 of my anticipated reads for the challenge this year. @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
Updated part 2 of my anticipated reads for the #readingOceania challenge this year. @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
I‘ve spent the evening looking through my library and free ebooks for #readingoceania2024. Just a start but I feel good to have found something for every country. @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle
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