Why do you think women are under represented in art? Are there fewer female artists?
I don’t know. We were wondering if it’s because women aren’t supported as much or encouraged to pursue art into the realm where they’re successful. Maybe it’s because they have children. It could be that women don’t put themselves out there as much. It’s strange to think that inequality in the art world would be an issue in 2010. I think of the women in the 60’s that had this great feminist movement, and how it worked to counter balance the inequality of woman’s art in galleries. They really altered woman’s contribution to modern art in a positive way, but to this day, it still remains out of balance. Is Subject/Subject your answer to that inequality? For me, there were both personal and political reasons. We really wanted to create a platform for younger women artists to be able to show, who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity. There are people that are turned off by feminism, and women banding together to do a show. They don’t want to politicize art. But I feel there is a need fo
