Is it still necessary or relevant to have women-only arts exhibitions? this is what I was wrestling with when deciding whether to take part in the women-only I-SHO show. I must admit I was curious about the type of work that would end up being shown and went for it. While dropping my work at the gallery (the piece being an irreverant hommage to Silvio Berlusconi's extra-curriculum bunga bunga activities) any questions about relevance were soon trumped by what I now refer to as ''pinkgate''. As my work was safely parked in a corner of the gallery space, I was directed by one of the organisers toward the branded goodies, mainly bags, that would help raise money to cover the exhibition costs. ''Hurry up we are running out of pink ones!'' said the grining lady. Pink? Surely this paragon of feminism could not imply that I would automatically choose this gender-coded hue or dispair if they were to sell out leaving me with a boring beige (the only other available option)instead? Maybe I am just over-analysing this and maybe we have moved on so that feminism can now be girly-pink and business-beige and every shade in between. See for yourself and visit the show:
I-SHO at The Gallery, Edwards Lane, off Stoke Newington Church Street N16, London
on 9th to 23rd July, 2011
Visit my website at http://www.artoutlaws.co.uk/
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