Women Take Over: Elles Inspiration

On the underrepresentation of women artists in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art

I never really found myself as part of a feminist conversation until I started La Vie en Orange. 

The more I talked to lovely ladies about their undies, the more I realized how much power and responsibility I had both as a female business owner and especially selling something so intimate. I could send messages about submission and sex-objects or I could send messages that felt healthier, more empowered, and empowering. 

I choose the latter. 

This week Zac and I found ourselves at the Elles exhibit visiting the Seattle Art Museum from the Centre Pompidou, the modern art museum in Paris. 

It is a ground breaking show (though it shouldn't be):  the Pompidou removed male artists from their galleries and only showed its female artists

Ever seen an art history book? It's full of men. The Pompidou's move:  badass. 

In its only North American stop, the Seattle Art Museum hosted part of that show (and it was courageous of them to do so, but again shouldn't have been) and concurrently showed only works by female artists in its modern art galleries. 

So refreshing. 

It's hard to put into words the energy I felt. It bounced off the walls. I felt as though I was in communitywith the women who had bared their souls through their work. 

While I couldn't take photos, I found some goodies to share on SAM's website/facebook pages.  :) 

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