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Warriors, Dreamers, Educators

Week 45 : Hip-hop feminism can be seen as part of Black feminism, the fight for social change in a capitalist system that insists on inequalities based on race, class, gender and heteronormativity. It is a ‘theoretical and practical enactment of intersectional, sex positive and inclusive feminist ideas and concepts that draw…

PlanetHeroines11th February 2021

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When We Gather

María Magdalena Campos-Pons's When We Gather pays homage to women who have been instrumental in bringing about change in the United States

Gabby Kynoch11th February 2021

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A Picture of Health

A Picture of Health explores the roles of the hidden self, trauma, environment and care, within the wider narratives of health and wellbeing, with work by Anna Fox and Heather Agyepong.

Gabby Kynoch10th February 2021

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Identity, Androgyny and Masculinity

Cindy Sherman is most notable for her ability to transform herself into different characters, with her 2020 series she explores androgyny and identity

Gabby Kynoch9th February 2021

Part of Wendy Red Star's installation she is decolonizing the image with black and white images of Native Americans in rows above festive American banners of red, white and blue

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Decolonising the Image

The new exhibition by Heroine Wendy Red Star is an immersive installation at Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska which sets to reclaim a piece of American identity

Gabby Kynoch8th February 2021

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The Lens: A Peacemaking Tool

By Venetia Jolly : This exhibition showcases the different heroinic practices of peacemaking and peacekeeping. Usually defined as freedom from civil disturbance, ‘peace’ appears to be a very simple term on the surface.

PlanetHeroines8th February 2021

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Women In Wonderland: Surreal Narratives

By Mariasanta Tedesco : In the realm of Surrealist art, women have been especially overshadowed and underrepresented. However, Surrealism – perhaps above all modernist movements – anticipated the second wave feminism of the 1960s.

PlanetHeroines8th February 2021

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Gender Equality

By Beatrice Zanca : Feminism’s aim is equality for all. However, this message often gets skewed, as white women are typically the face of feminism.

PlanetHeroines7th February 2021

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Art as Activism

By Sena Nwosu : The art sphere has long been a place of activism and a tool to address systemic inequality. Though the medium may vary, artists have found innovative ways to challenge how we perceive as well as narrate the world through art.

PlanetHeroines7th February 2021

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Stories No Longer Untold

Hundred Heroines' Philippa Kelly spoke with Fatma Bucak about the development of her varied practices, the power and place of photography in questioning traditional forms of history-making and her hopes for the future exploration of broader political and personal narratives

Gabby Kynoch7th February 2021