You mean women paint too?
Dwell: Me We by Njdeke Akunyili Wonderful exhibit at The Modern proves we’ve been ignoring half the world’s artists DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com Women Painting Women features a diverse group of 46 women artists and their stylistically diverse depictions of women — and in one case men — on display at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
The question I left the museum with is, why don’t I know these artists? Why haven’t I seen any of this work before? Well, some of these artists are young and just exploding onto the scene.
But the real answer is, “Men.” When I walked through a few galleries of the museum’s permanent collection, only canvasses by men were on view.
If the museum is looking for some suggestions for its future purchases and if its benefactors are searching for ideas of what’s needed to round out the collection, look no further than the variety of women artists included in this exhibit.
