Lily van der Stokker's 'Male Art Exhibition, Great Show!' Pokes Fun at Art World Sexism
The exhibition "Male Art Exhibition, Great Show!" by Dutch artist Lily van der Stokker at Kaufmann Repetto in New York critiques the notion of male disadvantage in the art sector. It showcases wall paintings that list male artists such as Pablo Picasso and Jeff Koons, alongside a work declaring "Mondrian: boyish art with rectangles." Van der Stokker, who defends the legitimacy of feminine art, initially suggested an all-male exhibition in 1994. This concept was further developed during a panel for her upcoming 2024/25 exhibition "I Hit You With a Flower" at Stedelijk Museum Schiedam. The exhibition is open until August 8. Born in 1954, she rose to prominence in the 1980s and is founding the Stokker Jaeger Foundation in Amsterdam.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Male Art Exhibition, Great Show!' at Kaufmann Repetto, New York, through Aug 8.
- Wall paintings priced at $100,000 each, smaller works at $5,000.
- Van der Stokker first proposed an all-male exhibition in 1994.
- Show includes names of male artists like Picasso, LeWitt, Klein, McCarthy, Koons, Hirst, Kline.
- Piece reads 'Mondrian: boyish art with rectangles.'
- Inspired by panel for 'I Hit You With a Flower' at Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (2024/25).
- Van der Stokker's 1990 solo show at Feature gallery was her breakthrough.
- She is establishing the Stokker Jaeger Foundation in Amsterdam.
Entities
Artists
- Lily van der Stokker
- Pablo Picasso
- Sol LeWitt
- Yves Klein
- Paul McCarthy
- Jeff Koons
- Damien Hirst
- Franz Kline
- Piet Mondrian
- Anselm Kiefer
- Richard Serra
- Jan Hendrickse
- Baruch Himmelstein
- Inge Oosterveld
- Joop Klinge
- Jack Jaeger
- Arnoud Holleman
- Roberta Smith
- Dan Cameron
- Peter Schjeldahl
- Hudson
- Sarah Cascone
Institutions
- Kaufmann Repetto
- Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
- Feature
- Stokker Jaeger Foundation
- Stokker Jaeger
- Harry Shoulberg Studios
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- The New York Times
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Locations
- New York
- United States
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Hanover
- Germany
- Utrecht
- Breda
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- Chelsea
- Alphabet City
- East 6th Street
- St. Mark's Place
- 14th Street