Adding to the art world’s current dialogue on feminism and art, Girl on Guy: the object of my desire features 24 women artists whose work deals with the subject of women loving/desiring their male counterparts.
“Loving men and being a feminist is not a contradiction,” says Marci McDade, the curator of the exhibition Girl on Guy: the object of my desire at Columbia College Chicago’s A+D Gallery.
Images of men sleeping by Melanie Schiff, plaster casts of rock star’s penises by Cynthia Plaster Caster, erotic pictures sewn into cloth by Orly Cogan, comic strips by Heather McAdams, drawings of physically challenged male athletes by the artist and activist Riva Lehrer, amusing sexual role reversals by Claire Rojas, one-sided love affairs with hunky t.v. stars by Stacia Yeapanis and the dulcet tones of lovers who whisper sweet nothings into each others ipods by Dawn Reed are just of few of the artworks that attempt to tell the story of where feminist art has been and where it is today.
“By presenting positive portrayals of men made by strong, talented female artists,” says McDade, “the goal is that our collective understanding of the feminist movement (past, present and future) will benefit from some thoughtful reconsideration and invite much needed input for the next generation.”
Girl on Guy features traditional and conceptual approaches in a wide range of media and time arts. The exhibition showcases the talents of emerging, mid-career and established women artists such as Sylvia Sleigh and Jane Fisher.
