Last night at Shoreditch House we explored the life and art of Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven. This anarchic avant garde proto-punk performance artist ran amok in New York in the early 1900’s and was well known in the art and […]
Last night at Shoreditch House we explored the life and art of Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven. This anarchic avant garde proto-punk performance artist ran amok in New York in the early 1900’s and was well known in the art and […]
It’s the first in our series of talks! We’ve partnered up with Shoreditch House, London to put together WIA Presents… First up is WIA presents: Taking the Piss. The Secret History of Duchamp’s Urinal. Wednesday 29th March. 7.00pm. Marcel Duchamp’s ‘the […]
Two titans of contemporary art are currently on show at Malborough, London. In contrast to the bright, white, open plan space these two artists explore themes of war, ecological devastation, depression, death and acts of terrorism. Rego’s Depression Series stemmed from […]
Behind the Mask, Another Mask brings together gender defying surrealist French artist Claude Cahun and fellow mask enthusiast Turner Prize winner Gillian Wearing. Launched on International Women’s Day, and coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality […]
You can see Liliane Lijn’s kinetic and light sculptures in the foyer of One Canada Square, London, until this Saturday 11 March. Lijn’s work is many layered, incorporating poetry, lightwaves, radiowaves, space and matter. If you’re quick you can become […]
We are WIA’s International Woman’s Day initiative is to join in with the Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon where we will insert and update entries about women artists where they are absent. To join in, email hello@wearewia.com and we’ll let you know how you […]
Art exhibition #51% Remember Her features over 100 women artists from London’s East End. Private view tonight 8 March from 6pm. All welcome. #IWD2017 #BeBoldForChange #WIA
Be quick and catch the Anna Bunting-Branch installation at the Jerwood Space this week, before it closes on 26 February. Picked by the Evening Standard as one of the exciting young artists to watch out for in 2017, and a Bloomberg New Contemporaries alumni, […]
Migrations, the current group show at Eagle Gallery, London is a timely exploration of the themes of location, migration, and diaspora through an installation of mixed-media works including drawing, book art and collage. Five artists, four of them women, express […]
Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery has put together a group show with an international roster in Everything Exists Now, closing this Saturday, 18th February 2017. “Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is. Have you ever seen bugs […]
Fifteen artists re-imagine the domestic space in Room currently showing at Sadie Coles HQ until Saturday 18 Feb 2017. Featuring a mixture of installations, sculpture and photography, this show challenges the notion of a room as a domestic haven of safety and shelter. In […]
The most debated job in the UK art world may be about to be revealed. Maria Balshaw, director of the Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester City Galleries, could become the first female director of the Tate. The appointment will oversee Tate Modern, Tate […]
Opening today, the Guerrilla Girls’ new commission for the Whitechapel Gallery revisits their 1986 poster stating “It’s Even Worse in Europe”. Artist talk Saturday 1 October, 3pm. More details here.