News from Russia! Feminist Activism, White Nights, and Gianni Versace at the Hermitage

News from Russia! Feminist Activism, White Nights, and Gianni Versace at the Hermitage

Putin merchandise I went to Russia to give a workshop and a talk about feminist thinking in art. A bit strange, so I thought, to get invited for this topic in Russia, but the Goethe Institute must be…

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Chromosom XY.  Valerie Solanas, SCUM and Ducks!

Chromosom XY. Valerie Solanas, SCUM and Ducks!

My favourite Berlin band Ducks! just released a new song Homo Inferior based on Valerie Solanas' 1968 manifesto SCUM. Awesomeness!  I love Valerie Solana's manifesto, a radical message indeed (…

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M/F: What Are The Numbers? Jonathan Jones, Sarah Lucas, and Some Counting

M/F: What Are The Numbers? Jonathan Jones, Sarah Lucas, and Some Counting

We go to the gallery , by M. Elia and E. Elia (Dung Beetle Ltd, London, 2015) If you haven't read my Sleek article about the first all-female show at Saatchi Gallery yet, check it out here . Wha…

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2016 Feminism: Something To Do, Somewhere To Go?

2016 Feminism: Something To Do, Somewhere To Go?

My friend Wolfgang Müller gave me a present for the New Year, the novella  The Life of a Good-for-Nothing - or more beautifully in German:  Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts - written by Joseph Freiherr…

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