The Female Gaze: A Panel Discussion on Gender and Race in Comtemporary Art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (Pafa)

Elizabeth Catlett: Mother & Child

Attending lectures about art and design is something we do on a regular basis, so it was a no brainer for us to attend the public forum on Gender and Race in Contemporary Art at the Pennsylvanian Academy of Fine Arts ( PAFA) in Philadelphia. It was a lively and argumentative discussion about race, gender and the role of identity politics in contemporary art.   Panelist Ken Johnson, controversial  art critic for the New York Times, Kimberly Brooks, artist and founding editor of  Huffington Post Arts and artists , Njideka Akunyili , Joyce Kozloff and the audience duked it out and the result was not conclusive. The debate continues.

The accompanying   exhibition, The Female Gaze was on view to participants of the lecture.  It was a pleasure to  see all of the women artists as well as  African American artists like Barbara Bullock and Betye and Alison Saar's work included.

 The show is on view at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine arts  until April 7, 2013.

Panelists and Moderator

Kara Walker

Faith Ringgold

Allison Saar

Barabara Bullock