feminisms

 Speakers at "Finding the Body: The Last Transgression" Hannah Black, Evan Ifekmya, Cadence Kinsey, Patricia McCormack, Hannah Quinlan & Rosie Hastings, Guilia Smith

Speakers at "Finding the Body: The Last Transgression"
From left: Evan Ifekmya, Hannah Black, Cadence Kinsey, Patricia MacCormack, Giulia Smith, Hannah Quinlan, Rosie Hastings,

From strategies of exposure to those of concealment, feminist artists are finding new ways to address the female body as a site of projection, voyeurism, or even dissent. Theorist and educator Maria Walsh attended the “Finding the Body: The Last Transgression?” symposium in London last week, and offers her take on the dialogue between feminisms old and new.

 Installation View Portikus Frankfurt am Main 2013  Photo: Helena Schlichting Courtesy Portikus 

Installation View Portikus
Frankfurt am Main 2013 
Photo: Helena Schlichting Courtesy Portikus 

Poignant eulogies, black feminist humor and expansive installations that ardently express openness, empathy and humaneness. Californian artist Lutz Bacher dodges a signature style in favor of artistic rebelliousness.