Alien She
24 Oct 2014 - 25 Jan 2015
Allyson Mitchell
Women’s Studies Professors Have Class Privilege / I’m With Problematic, from the series Creep Lez,
2012, Altered t-shirts with iron-on transfer and vinyl letters
© Courtesy the artist and Katharine Mulherin Gallery, Toronto
Women’s Studies Professors Have Class Privilege / I’m With Problematic, from the series Creep Lez,
2012, Altered t-shirts with iron-on transfer and vinyl letters
© Courtesy the artist and Katharine Mulherin Gallery, Toronto
ALIEN SHE
Tammy Rae Carland / L.J. Roberts / Miranda July / Stephanie Syjuco / Faythe Levine / Ginger Brooks Takahashi / Allyson Mitchell
24 October 2014 - 25 January 2015
Curated by: Cici Moss, Astria Suparak
Alien She is the first exhibition to examine the lasting impact of Riot Grrrl, a pioneering punk feminist movement that emerged in the early 1990s in reaction to pervasive and violent sexism, racism, and homophobia in the punk music scene and in the culture at large. Emphasizing female and youth empowerment, collaborative organization, creative resistance, and DIY ethics, Riot Grrrl helped a new generation to become active feminists and create their own culture. This exhibition focuses on seven people whose visual art practices were informed by their contact with Riot Grrrl, in addition to a historical section sampling the movement's vast creative output through hundreds of self-published zines, hand-designed posters, musical playlists representing different Riot Grrrl scenes internationally, video interviews, and more.
Each artist is represented by several projects from the last 20 years, including new and rarely seen works, providing an insight into the development of their creative practices and individual trajectories.
Tammy Rae Carland / L.J. Roberts / Miranda July / Stephanie Syjuco / Faythe Levine / Ginger Brooks Takahashi / Allyson Mitchell
24 October 2014 - 25 January 2015
Curated by: Cici Moss, Astria Suparak
Alien She is the first exhibition to examine the lasting impact of Riot Grrrl, a pioneering punk feminist movement that emerged in the early 1990s in reaction to pervasive and violent sexism, racism, and homophobia in the punk music scene and in the culture at large. Emphasizing female and youth empowerment, collaborative organization, creative resistance, and DIY ethics, Riot Grrrl helped a new generation to become active feminists and create their own culture. This exhibition focuses on seven people whose visual art practices were informed by their contact with Riot Grrrl, in addition to a historical section sampling the movement's vast creative output through hundreds of self-published zines, hand-designed posters, musical playlists representing different Riot Grrrl scenes internationally, video interviews, and more.
Each artist is represented by several projects from the last 20 years, including new and rarely seen works, providing an insight into the development of their creative practices and individual trajectories.