No movement.To the Editor: The need for a retrospective look at feminist art ["Feminism & Art: Nine Views," October 2003] is in itself debatable de·bat·a·ble adj. 1. Being such that formal argument or discussion is possible. 2. Open to dispute; questionable. 3. In dispute, as land or territory claimed by more than one country. : It seems premature to "look back" when little real progress has been made. In the '70s, women used their bodies in their artwork as a way to "own" their sexuality and take it back from the realm of male fantasy. While the body can be a powerful tool of personal expression, sex always sells. Outside the context of the original feminist movement, the use of the body can now sometimes seem, intentionally in·ten·tion·al adj. 1. Done deliberately; intended: an intentional slight. See Synonyms at voluntary. 2. Having to do with intention. or not, like a marketing device for the work. At its most didactic di·dac·tic adj. Of or relating to medical teaching by lectures or textbooks as distinguished from clinical demonstration with patients. , feminist art alienates the male portion of its audience; but when it entices, it's at women's expense. Perhaps people are no longer interested in feminist art and discourse because in thirty years of existence it has been unable to change its focus and approach. --Mindy Kaplan, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of |
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