womenandpopart

Episode 5: Research and Discovery

2008-09-24T12:53:00.014-04:00

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Here, in Episode 5, project collaborator and catalog co-editor (with curator Sid Sachs) Kalliopi Minioudaki, in her inimitable way, passionately recounts the circumstances that brought her to be working on the project. From her vantage as a Feminist Art Historian, working towards a PhD at New York University's storied Institute of Fine Arts, she energetically recounts rediscovering the work of Rosalyn Drexler, Evelyne Axell, Jann Haworth and Pauline Boty, as a direct result of having keyed from the work of compatriot Chryssa, coupled with her fascination with the work of Niki de Saint-Phalle, in her consideration of the topic for her dissertation.

As a self-described ad hoc methodologist, who worked under the tutelage of renowned Professor and Art Historian Linda Nochlin, Minioudaki addresses the role of Feminism in the art world�??from rallying agent to schism-maker.

Kalliopi Minioudaki's related writings have appeared in the following format and publications:

Pop Ladies and Bad Girls: Axell, Pauline Boty and Rosalyn Drexler appeared in the Oxford Art Journal, 2007.

Bejeweled Reveries was published on the occasion of the exhibition Niki in the Garden, of Niki de Saint-Phalle's large-scale sculpture, by The Chicago Cultural Affairs Department in 2007.

running time: 10:00

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Episode 4: Jann Haworth (Pop Innovator) part two

2008-07-03T23:39:00.016-04:00

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Here, in the second half of Episode 4, artist Jann Haworth tells of her experience as a female artist attending Slade School of Art in the 1960s that led to her establishing a style and career at the height of the burgeoning Pop Art scene in swinging London.

Then, Haworth colorfully outlines her participation in creating one of the most iconic images of the era�??the album cover art for The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. In addition, she discusses her work and working methods.

The episode concludes with Haworth's thoughts on motherhood, feminishm and the future of art.

running time: 10:00

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Episode 4: Jann Haworth (Pop Innovator) part one

2008-06-01T16:18:00.019-04:00

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In the first of a two-part interview, artist Jann Haworth speaks about her early years of being raised in Hollywood amongst the world of her father�??academy award winning set designer Edward 'Ted' Haworth�??and the influence of her experiences in that environment; as well as about her roots in the traditionally feminine craft of sewing, which led to her innovations in 'soft sculpture'.

Part two of this Episode is accessible in the post directly above this one.

running time: 11:37

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Episode 3: European Perspective

2008-03-02T20:19:00.048-05:00

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Episode 3 brings us Dr. Sarah Wilson, Art Historian from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, speaking on the position of female artists during the formative years of Pop Art; specifically with regards to the work of artists' Evelyne Axell, Pauline Boty and Niki de Saint Phalle, who were all active during the period.

Dr. Wilson's informed discourse and spirited elocution bring her subjects, as well as her own invigorated work, to vivid life.

To view additional photographs of Pauline Boty by John Aston go to:

http://www.colinrobinson.com/Boty.html

running time 6:30

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Episode 2: Rosalyn Drexler (A Life in Art)

2007-12-22T23:09:00.008-05:00

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In this Episode you will have the privilege of hearing and watching artist, novelist, playwright and erstwhile wrestler Rosalyn Drexler talk about her life and career. Drexler's paintings were the subject of solo exhibitions at the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery at The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, in 2004, and the Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York, in 2007.

Her work will be included in the exhibition, and catalog, the planning and execution of which this series of video blogs is about, at UArts in January 2010.

One of the rediscovered cultural icons to be included in the survey, Drexler is a true dynamo.

running time 9:19

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Episode 1: The Genesis of an Exhibition

2007-10-30T11:40:00.009-04:00

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The Making of Beyond the Surface: Women and Pop Art 1958 �?? 1968 will present the work and personal histories of the female artists who played a role in the forging of Pop Art, within the context of the planning of the exhibition which will premiere at The University of the Arts Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, in Philadelphia, January 2010. While their work was included in the earliest exhibitions of Pop, Cold War politics of the pre-Feminist 60s and gender politics, conspired to negate these artists their place in the consensual canon. Both the exhibition and the film will expand and reëvaluate the critical reception of Pop Art. In recovering important female artists, the exhibition will enlarge the canon to more accurately reflect the women working internationally during this period.

Nine episodes will appear, at approximately three month intervals, between now and December 2009. Each episode will further the exploration of the subject through present-day interviews with the artists and authorities on the subject, coupled with archival images and footage.

Here in Episode 1, curator and concept originator Sid Sachs explains his passion for Pop Art and introduces a few of the artists who will be included.

running time 3:43

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