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Art is about more than identity, can allow us to transcend identity, but having been raised in the art world of the 90s, when painting was dying and women werenāt given the wall space they deserved, itās a joy to watch femme painters rise to the top of the pile creatively and financially. I am lucky enough to cherish works by Jenna Gribbon, Jocelyn Hobbie, Kyle Staver, Ellen Birkinblit and my dear friend Issy Wood. I am currently obsessed with Larissa De Jesus Negron, Petra Cortright, Lucy Bull, Robin F. Williams, Somaya Critchlow, Gina Beavers and Cynthia Talmadge. Itās a lifetime dream to have a massive Lisa Yuskavage to wake up to (though I do have a print she gave me for my 26th birthday when I had a Soul Cycle party and everyone was mad except Lisa, who kicked all our millenial asses on the bike.)
Jan 3, 2023
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for overall artists, i really enjoy the body of work by photographer renĆ©e cox. i love her takes on representation and her unapologetic nature. i wasnāt much of a photography girl before her, but i get it now. i also really enjoy the paintings of oda iselin sĆønderland and the mood sheās able to capture with them. and i canāt forget the works of aya takano! i love the world sheās crafted and the figures that come out of it. she reminds me that iām a woman but also still a girl if that makes sense.
for favorite contemporary works of art in general, thatās even harder as i have so many! for now, iāll choose kiki smithās 1996 piece āconstellationā (pictured here). but i could go on forever.
for favorite contemporary works of art in general, thatās even harder as i have so many! for now, iāll choose kiki smithās 1996 piece āconstellationā (pictured here). but i could go on forever.
May 18, 2024
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because most of the answers thus far are male painters ā here are some of my fav female painters!
mary cassatt (1844-1926)
shona mcandrew (1990-)
hilma af klint (1862-1944)
leonora carrington (1917-2011)
marie laurenƧin (1883-1956)
others i like: georgia oākeefe, frida kahlo, elizabeth catlett, agnes pelton, tamara de lempicka, faith ringgold, paulina olowska, berthe morisot. and many more i am forgetting!
Jun 10, 2025
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šØLeon Spilliaert, Edouard Vuillard, Henri Matisse, Rachel Harrison, Cristine Brache, Lois Dodd, Edwin Dicksinson, Albert York, Dorothea Tanning, Miriam Cahn, Kevin Tobin, Shelly Uckotter, Alex Katz, Jeff Koons Paul McCarthy Mike Kelley, John Currin, Felix LaBisse, Leonor Finis, Karen Kilimnik, John Wesley, Trish Donnelly, Richard Bosman, Pierre Bonnard Harold Gilman Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (late work) Francis Picabia (late work), PIerre Klossowski, Bruce Nauman, Otto Muehl, Otto Mueller, Allen Jones, Ken Lum, Ed Ruscha, Aisling Hamrogue, Victor Brauner, Moses, Ralph and Isaac Soyer, Verne Dawson, Jay Isaac, Thomas Schutte, Henri Toulouse Lautrec, Judy Chicago (paintings), Georges Kars, Ferdinand Hodler, George Grosz (erotica especially), R.B. Kitaj (late work), Milton Avery, Henri Fantin-Latour, Andre Ethier, Frantisek Kupka, Josh Smith, William Eggleson, Lee Friedlander, Albert Marquet, Fernando Botero (El Chapo paintings), Alan Michael, Dora Carrington, Hans-Peter Feldmann, James Ensor, Judy Glantzman, Elmer Batters, Cunio Amiet, Mary Pratt, Annie Pootoogook
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Itās not that easy. It takes work. And itās a power you must not abuse. But if you can give a fuck about the right things- your loved ones, your passions, the needs of an ailing world- and not about the wrong ones- OPP aka other peopleās perceptions- you are freed from a certain sort of tyranny and your life force will be tripled. Most people have inherited judgements about the world that even they donāt understand, so why should you? Youāre stronger, smarter and chicer than that! And youāll be shocked by how much of what you thought would always be your reality can be shifted using the renewed energy that comes from DGAF.Ā
Since life is not linear, sometimes youāll think youāve nailed not giving a fuck and then something anxiety inducing or unkind or even mundane but alarming will happen and you SUDDENLY really really do give a fuck. Thatās okay. But returning to a baseline level of DGAF is a good goal, so keep your eye on the prize.Ā
Actually, fuck it- who needs a prize anyway?
Since life is not linear, sometimes youāll think youāve nailed not giving a fuck and then something anxiety inducing or unkind or even mundane but alarming will happen and you SUDDENLY really really do give a fuck. Thatās okay. But returning to a baseline level of DGAF is a good goal, so keep your eye on the prize.Ā
Actually, fuck it- who needs a prize anyway?
Jul 16, 2025
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What are men good for? Singing, apparently!
Iāve always been partial to womenās voices- Lilith Fair was my first live music experience, which tells you all you need to know about why Iām this way- but the boys are feeling feelings this summer and Iām okay with that!Ā
Role Model, MJ Lenderman, Cameron Winter (plus Experience, a new album from my husband, Attawalpa) have been the soundtrack to writing, swimming and riding to work across the George Washington Bridge.Ā
If I ever have a son, I hope we writes a song called āMama On The GW Bridge.ā
Iāve always been partial to womenās voices- Lilith Fair was my first live music experience, which tells you all you need to know about why Iām this way- but the boys are feeling feelings this summer and Iām okay with that!Ā
Role Model, MJ Lenderman, Cameron Winter (plus Experience, a new album from my husband, Attawalpa) have been the soundtrack to writing, swimming and riding to work across the George Washington Bridge.Ā
If I ever have a son, I hope we writes a song called āMama On The GW Bridge.ā
Jul 16, 2025
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Last time I recommended kittens. I still recommend kittens. But Iāve expanded my roster and wow, pigs are amazing. Theyāre not easy pets- they require a lot of focus, patience and gentle discipline- but they are so fucking smart and they have wonderful senses of humor. Victor, my boy, has a passion for unplugging lamps and yanking them off the table, then running away laughing. Itās not a bit that would work for everyone- heās sort of an Andy Kaufman absurdist- but I think heās hilarious.
If you are thinking you might also want a pig, Autumn Whitaker is the woman to explain their inner lives: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGue5Kp5AwOXkReCGPUyImA
There are a lot of incredible pigs who need parents at pig icon Susan Magidsonās Ross Mill Farm: https://rossmillfarm.com/
This is Victor and Cherry:
If you are thinking you might also want a pig, Autumn Whitaker is the woman to explain their inner lives: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGue5Kp5AwOXkReCGPUyImA
There are a lot of incredible pigs who need parents at pig icon Susan Magidsonās Ross Mill Farm: https://rossmillfarm.com/
This is Victor and Cherry:
Jul 16, 2025