Find out more about our exhibition at Tate Britain Gina Birch 3 Minute Scream 1977 © Gina Birch WE SAY NO TO EMPTY ABSTRACTIONS, to the ‘art for art’s sake’ philosophy of the privileged white middle-class male artworld. WE THE OPPRESSED cannot afford this empty play with works and […]
Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990
Himalayan tree-huggers and a landscape of vulvas: the eco-show where women call the shots
‘Empowerment in the face of destruction’ … Chipko Tree Huggers of the Himalayas #4, 1994, by Pamela Singh. The Barbican’s new exhibition looks at the way ecofeminism has evolved – from anti-nuclear protests at Greenham Common to ‘multiple clitoris’ art There are photographs of women with their arms wrapped […]
If you can’t get something out of the songs of Shania Twain, you’re a lost cause
She’s 58 now, but in a blonde wig, basque and fishnets, she looked two decades younger: Shania Twain at the O2. Image: @fred_thiebaud We and selected third parties use cookies or similar technologies for technical purposes and, with your consent, for functionality, experience, measurement and marketing (personalised ads) as […]
‘I wake up happy! I’m singing all day’: Marina Abramović on pain, love – and her recent brush with death
Marina Abramović: ‘I used to think constantly about my own death… right now I’m only about living.’ The pioneer of extreme performance art is exploring the possibilities of happiness as, at 76, she becomes the first woman to have a full Royal Academy retrospective Marina Abramović has spent a […]
Men don’t belong at lesbian speed dating events
(Photo: Getty) Lesbian speed dating sounds fun. It reminds me of the old joke ‘What does a lesbian bring on her first date? Her cat, the toothbrush and a removal van.’ It refers to the outdated image of lesbians instantly committing to each other, falling madly in love, then […]
I’m bored of Disney feminism
(Disney) It is, I know, a bit early to be thinking about 2024, but to help with the forward planning, here’s a film to avoid next year: the Disney release of its new, non-animated, musical version of Snow White . The original animated version of 1937 was a classic […]
Kate Moss is back as the new face of Saint Laurent
Photography Gray Sorrenti Kate Moss has long been a Saint Laurent girlie, stepping out onto the runway for her pal Tom Ford a number of times across the early 00s – who can forget the silky cerulean shirt and inky velvet jeans she slipped into circa his seminal AW95 […]
Katarina Johnson-Thompson wins epic duel to regain world heptathlon title
Katarina Johnson-Thompson said after winning world heptathlon gold: ‘This is the best day of my life’. Katarina Johnson-Thompson used to stare at the three-inch scar snaking down her left achilles tendon and fear that her best days had abandoned her. In truth, we all did. Yet here she was […]
The weaponisation of Jane Birkin
(Getty Images) Jane Birkin, who died this week at the age of 76, appeared to be a delightful woman – attractive, adventurous and stoic. Nevertheless, I had to look twice at the Daily Mail headline on Monday which screeched ‘Jane Birkin, a true style icon who put today’s trashy […]
Sarina Wiegman should be paid the same as Gareth Southgate for England job
Sarina Wiegman consistently gets her sides to the final of major tournaments. hen Mark Bullingham was asked whether it was time Sarina Wiegman had a statue, a relaxed Football Association chief executive said with a smile: “She can have whatever she wants, she’s incredible.” He went on to outline […]
