![]() ![]() ![]() “The question ‘Why have there been no great women artists’ is simply the top tenth of an iceberg of misinterpretation and misconception,” writes Nochlin. The problem, she goes on, is not an actual lack of female artists of worth, but a failure to understand the imbalance of power that impacts art and society as a whole. By connecting art to second-wave feminism, Nochlin’s text reveals that even within the aesthetic realm, gender inequality helps determine who is considered an artist and what work is deemed culturally significant. She explains how the viewpoints and ideals of men are prioritized and artistic genius as a trait is primarily ascribed to men. Nochlin critiques the art world and its inherent sexism, focusing on the challenges women face when creating and presenting their work in the field. To open the show, Sasha Pivovarova went down the runway in a Breton-striped shirt that read Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?, a direct reference to historian Linda Nochlin’s 1971 essay on patriarchy’s lasting effect on art. ![]() In the past, these meditations on female power have added gravitas to Chiuri’s collections, but for Spring 2018, it served as a more concrete starting point. Since she began her tenure at Dior and delivered the famous “We Should All Be Feminists” T-shirt, Maria Grazia Chiuri has often infused her work with a politically tinged message. ![]()
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