The PhotoPhore wishes a happy women’s day to all the ladies out there! Many women artists over the years have gone on to have key roles in the contemporary art world; enjoy a very little selection of them:
“My work is a form of psychoanalysis. It is a way of coming to grips with my anxiety and fears. It is an attempt to be a better person.” Louise Bourgeois
“I used to think that I could never lose anyone if I photographed them enough. In fact, my pictures show me how much I’ve lost.” Nan Goldin
“Someone asked me recently if I would consider including naked men in my live performances and I could not. It just wouldn’t belong to me.” Vanessa Beecroft
“I only feel safe when I am standing in front of a blank sheet. It is the only thing that relieves my fears. Painting is my transgression.” Carol Rama
“Am I in the picture? Am I getting in or out of it? I could be a ghost, an animal or a dead body, not just this girl standing on the corner…?” Francesca Woodman
“The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind.” Marina Abramovic
“It’s always about Eros and Thanatos. Death and life, these are the topics I talk about. And that I have to deal with—everybody, we have to deal with as human beings.” Berlinde de Bruyckere
“I wanted to start a revolution, using art to build the sort of society I myself envisioned.” Yayoi Kusama
Louise Bourgeois, Crouching Spider, 2003
Nan Goldin, Self-Portrait in Blue Bathroom, 1980
Vanessa Beecroft, VB46, 2011
Carol Rama, Lusinghe, 2003
Francesca Woodman, On Being an Angel # 1, Providence, Rhode Island, 1977
Marina Abramovic, Art Must be Beautiful, Artist Must be Beautiful, 1975
Berlinde de Bruyckere, Into One-Another III, to P.P.P., 2010
Yayoi Kusama, Yellow Trees, 1994
