Feminism

A mother’s death, a father’s disinterest: Jean Frémon’s semi-factual biography of the artist captures a life beyond repair

Statues of pioneering suffragettes will break New York’s male-dominated ‘bronze ceiling’

Katharina Cibulka has stitched ‘As long as the art market is a boys’ club, I will be a feminist,’ across her alma mater’s facade

Rarely screened for decades, Wanda, written, directed and starring Barbara Loden, is a landmark of American independent cinema

‘Women’s salaries are less than men’s, even though they occupy the same jobs’

From shows exploring transgender issues to work featuring politicians prancing with toilet bowls, much has changed in the Uruguayan capital 

‘The way I see it, the #metoo movement is as much about bringing down certain figures as it is about reconsidering how law is exercised’

‘At last there is a communal mechanism for women to call a halt to the demeaning conventions of machismo’

‘Coping as a woman in France is a daily battle: the aggression can be subtle, and you always have to push harder to make yourself heard’

‘Prize & Prejudice’ at London's UCL Art Museum is a bittersweet celebration of female talent

The X Files, period feminism and a pub crawl with Marx: what to read this weekend

‘Women's role in shaping the history of contemporary art is being reappraised’

A procession around the fair channels the history of feminism, protest and dress code. ‘The Young Are At the Gates!’ Presented by Anton Kern, New York

‘I hope that, in time, the pendulum settles in a place where male behaviour has shifted and women feel comfortable, respected and empowered’

It’s the first statue of a woman placed in Parliament Square, marking the centenary of women’s right to vote

‘I could be the President of the United States, and still half the people in the room would question my authority’

Mira Schor explains the relevance of her Frieze New York 2018 presentation, ‘Unseen Dick Paintings: 1988-91’

‘Very often, the answer to why not would be: because you’re a girl’ – for this series, writer Fran Lebowitz speaks about her experience in the arts

‘The difficulties are those which remain invisible’: for a new series, writer and curator Andrianna Campbell speaks about her experience in the arts

‘The art world is becoming more conservative’: for a new series, the Director of Castello di Rivoli speaks about her experience in the arts