BYJenny Saville, Roxane GayAugust 16, 2021 12:09pm Roxane Gay, a prominent author, has been confronting the pervasive bias against fat women. In her 2017 book Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, Gay relates stories about the rudeness she often encounters when seated next to strangers on a plane. She considers fatphobia a feminist issue, writing, “As a woman,… More FATNESS & FEMINISM

BY THE EDITORS OF ARTNEWSPlus IconAugust 3, 2021 12:28pm In this episode of the Artelligence podcast (above), artist James Allister Sprang asks Sharon Hayes who her work is for. “At the heart of the work, it’s a conversation,” Hayes says. “I don’t want to limit that to queer art or to queer artists or to queer people… More Sharon Hayes Speaks About Her Work Bringing Queer Feminist Archives to Life

Beauty remains an uncomfortable territory for many contemporary artists, which makes the boldness of Sarah Ann Weber’s aesthetics all the more compelling.by Daniel Gerwin20 hours ago Support Hyperallergic’s independent arts journalism. Become a Member » LOS ANGELES — I was recently on the East Coast for the first time in years, and I was stunned by the emerald… More The Feminist Power of Beauty

Cuando Cambia el Mundo (When the World Changes) invites audiences to deconstruct their own biases. by Silvia Rottenberg4 hours agoPrint Support Hyperallergic’s independent arts journalism. Become a Member » BUENOS AIRES — Pau Delgado Iglesias has been exploring how vision affects our embrace of stereotypes. In her video-installation “Estar igual que el resto (being the same as the rest)” (2014–2019),… More Contending With Urgent Questions About Art and Feminisms in Buenos Aires