“6 AM, Cat Alarm Clocks”
© Judy Chicago, 2000, Watercolor on Arches, 22″ x 30″, Photo © Donald Woodman (Image courtesy of judychicago.com)
Does this Manhattan Mini Storage ad make sense to anyone? [Instagram]
Prompted by the #YesAllWomen hashtag, a pro-women response to the misogynist element of the recent Isla Vista murders, Mira Schor recently hosted a Facebook conversation about feminism and misogyny in the arts. “…[I]n my experience as a feminist artist and educator practically no men ever feel that the incredibly rich body of artwork, literature and discussion by women specifically in the period of second wave feminism of the past fifty or sixty years (as well as in the hundreds of years before) is necessary for them to study and learn from,” she writes. Her last two posts had been about Ana Mendieta’s murder. [A Year of Positive Thinking]
“But that does not mean that every single essay about your work has to say that everything looks like vaginas.” Well, that happens when you’re Judy Chicago. [Big Red & Shiny]
A review of performance and video artist Mike Smith’s first solo show in the UK: “ In the States, Mike is an Everyman, but in the UK, Mike is every American…As an expat, it’s painful to watch.” [Glasstire]
Amazon is hiring robot people! Or, just, 10,000 robots. Their mission is to move thousands and thousands of dildos. [The Verge]
The Modern Language Association releases its recommendations for PhD reform in the Humanities. What tops their list? Shorten degree programs to five years, and prepare students for careers outside of the teaching field. [Inside Higher Ed]
Another diatribe about how people don’t stop to read or experience anything on the Internet; the best remedy is keep shaming, we guess. [New York Times]
How can the book industry solve the problem of lagging print sales? Some are hedging their bets on BookCon, which opens this weekend at the Javits Center. It’s organized by the founders of Comic Con. [Vulture]
Time Warner Cable News, of Winston-Salem, NC, reports that Maya Angelou has been found dead in her home. [TWCNews]