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Feminist art activists the Guerrilla Girls get first dedicated UK show

Two of the Guerrilla Girls pose at a Tate Modern exhibition in 2006. Members of the group wear gorilla masks in public to hide their identities. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi for the Guardian By Mark Brown – Arts correspondent Whitechapel Gallery has commissioned the anonymous group to scrutinise gender diversity at hundreds of European galleries Three …

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Juliette Binoche urges Europe to welcome refugees and respect Muslim women’s right to wear the hijab

Juliette Binoche Photo: Gregg DeGuire By Marton Dunai – The Sunday Morning Hearald – 11-9-1916 – From Reuters French actress Juliette Binoche on Friday urged Europeans to let go of their fears of immigrants and respect the freedom of Muslim women to wear the veil or not as they choose. Europe is grappling with a …

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“Art is stronger than war”: Afghanistan’s first female street artist speaks out

Afghan artist boldly takes to the streets with a spray can and hope for a peaceful future. Shamsia Hassani, Afghanistan’s first female street artist, emerges as a spokesperson for women’s rights in Kabul. Art Radar spoke with the artist to find out more about visual arts in the post-conflict capital and her drive to prove art is …

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1200 Years of Women Composers: A Free 78-Hour Music Playlist That Takes You From Medieval Times to Now

In modern times, we don’t regard female musicians as in and of themselves unusual. Our rosters of favorite rockers, pop-stars, solo singer-songwriters, and what have you might well feature as many women as men — or, depending on the subgenre, many more women than men. But those of us who listen to a great deal of classical …

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