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23 Oct

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Women (not zombies) take over SAM: Elles exhibit pairs spectacular art with cynical marketing

by · October 23, 2012 · 0 Comments

Japanese artist Yaoyi Kusama hallucinatory work is featured in the Elles: SAM exhibit. (Yoyi Kusama, Yellow tree/Living Room, 2010, seen at Aichi Triennale at Nayabashi Venue)

Oh my god! Run! Women are taking over the Seattle Art Museum! SAM is currently running two related exhibitions devoted to female artists from around the globe. The first Elles: Women Artists from the Centre Pompidou, Paris is a selection of the 200 works that were exhibited at Centre Pompidou in France since 2009. This [...]

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18 Oct

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Scotland wants a breakup, misogynist schooled on sexism, cats turned copters

by · October 18, 2012 · 0 Comments

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Scotland launches breakup campaign after 300-year relationship with England There’s nothing worse than ending a long-term relationship. You have to tell your friends and family and decide who’s going to keep that TV you went halfsies on. But that’s just what the Scottish National Party wants after successfully initiating a referendum for Scottish Independence. However, [...]

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08 Mar

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This International Women’s Day, Americans should take a look in the mirror.

by · March 8, 2012 · 1 Comment

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I once spent a March 8th in Mexico and was surprised to find the streets filled with parades and vendors selling giant teddy bears in celebration of International Women’s Day. Random people greeted me with a cheerful “Feliz dia de la mujer.” International Women’s Day isn’t such a big deal here in the US, and [...]

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