Gender parity questioned as 7 major exhibitions announced
Is it just uncanny timing, or does the recent two weeks of announcements of major exhibitions at top drawer institutions demonstrate that gender balance is still skewed?
Five major exhibition – what one might label blockbusters – were announced recently, drawn both from national and international holdings. The problem faced, apart from a group show of Pre-Raphaelite paintings and another of royal portraits (both largely made by male artists), is that all these exhibitions are surveys of male artists.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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