Reflections about the role of feminist art workers

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https://doi.org/10.51359/2763-8693.2021.251034

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feminism, art workers, art world

Abstract

We reflect on the present state of feminism in the arts and the professions surrounding them. Drawing from the authors diverse professional experiences in contemporary arts, in museums, galleries, universities and other institutions, we compare bibliographic sources with the reality feminism faces in the art world.
We identify problems that plague artworkers´ experiences on large and small scale and reflect on ways to react to them and rethink them concluding with some practical suggestions on how to bring existing strictures into question and promote feminisms in the art world.

Author Biographies

Elena Bangueses, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.

Elena Bangueses - Historiadora del arte por la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Master en Gestión Cultural por la City University of London, Reino Unido. Gestora cultural y comisaria independiente

elenabangueses@gmail.com

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6857-7637

 

Thomas Apostolou, Universidad de Vigo, Pontevedra.

Thomas Apostolou

Facultad de Bellas Artes, Universidad de Vigo, Pontevedra, España

Doctorado en Creación e Investigación en Arte Contemporáneo.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6447-0552

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2021-11-02

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Bangueses, E., & Apostolou, T. (2021). Reflections about the role of feminist art workers. Cartema, 9(9), 133–141. https://doi.org/10.51359/2763-8693.2021.251034

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Vol. 9 No. 9 (2021): Revista Cartema 9 - ISSN: 2763-8693

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