Dec 03 2009
Just Like Me
I never expected the Feminist Videos in the Brooklyn Museum to be as random as they were. I started out a little disappointed with the videos and finally found the place where I felt at home. Continue Reading »
Archive for the 'Brooklyn Museum – New Feminist Video' Category
Nov 26 2009
Crazy Much?
As I walked into the exhibit “Reflections on the Electric Mirror: New Feminist Video,” I couldn’t help but think, “What on earth is Professor Davis making us see now?” A lady shifting boxes, a lady chugging drinks and smoking blindfolded, a lady acting crazy on the train… At first I couldn’t wrap my mind around all of these ideas. I just kept staring thinking, “What is the point of this???” and then *click* I got it!
Nov 25 2009
Repetition defines perseverance
The new feminist videos at the Brooklyn Museum represents how much women have strived to achieve their goals. The repetitive nature of these videos shows a sense of perseverance that is a fundamental element in helping them achieve their end goals. Feminist artists used these videos as a way to explore issues related to their own gender. The simplistic method they used to capture themselves in front of a camera gives these videos a personal feel to them. The videos presented at the “Reflections on the Electric Mirror: New Feminist Video” exhibition show varied approaches to conveying their personal messages. Their huffing and puffing to put boxes onto shelves shows their desire to finish a task, the nonchalant manner in which the woman who was demolishing her bicycle shows aggression and rebellion. The ladies performing the interviews with the ridiculous looking sponge-like apparatus shows a comical side to females. These thematic elements that are inherent in each of these videos is their opportunity to embrace the media through the repetition of self-imposed tasks; and rebelliousness—by doing so, they are lashing out at society as well as discovering themselves in the process.
Nov 21 2009
What is she doing?
Feminism, as defined by the dictionary, is “the doctrine of advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.” Brooklyn Museum of Art’s participants of the exhibition of “The New Feminist Video” took that notion to a different level.
