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SARAH WILSON'S 'ONLY WOMEN WOMEN ONLY' EXHIBITION IGNITES CONTROVERSY AT THE EDINBURGH ART FESTIVAL
2012-08-22

HUFFINGTON POST: By Hallie Sekoff A feminist art exhibition is stirring up controversy at this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival. The exhibition, Only Women Women Only (OWWO), displays works exclusively by women artists, and only women may attend the exhibition. The organizers of the exhibition have prepared themselves for indignant responses from men, but to their surprise the women-only event has mainly elicited anger from women, some of whom have boycotted the exhibition.As chief curator Sarah Wilson said in an interview with The Scotsman, it is women who have been most vocal about the show, “I’ve had a few women artists who refused to take part and thought it was a terrible idea. Most of the men have been happy to wait outside, but I’ve had quite a few women coming in and saying: ‘We’ve fought hard for equal rights and this is setting things back.'”Read Source here




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