Guerilla Girls Speak up in NYC

After having the honored opportunity of listening to a founder of the Guerilla Girls, specifically "Frida Kahlo," I have decided to share some of her words of wisdom in hopes of encouraging participation and maybe even debate concerning her thoughts in the move for equality for the female race.

Fellow BYU students with the Guerilla Girl

Her message was called,
"Guerilla Girls guide to being a bad girl"
and these were her points:
1. Be a loser
Don't let your raging egos take over
2. Be crazy
Use your humor to find a unique way of expressing your own ideals and theories
3. Be anonymous
For the Guerilla Girls, they attract more media through people wondering who they are provoking more followers
4. Be an outsider
Find what's under looked and expose it
5. Just do one thing. Then do another
Elmers glue works fantastically
6. Don't make only expensive art (or display it)
7. Love museums but be tough on them
How are they preserving and displaying our history. Demand ethical standards
8. Complain Complain Complain
But again, find a unique way to do it
9. Use that "F" word: FEMINISM
Speak up for all human rights
Last but not least:
10. Be a great ape!

So... My question to you, as the reader, is what do you have to say about these words of wisdom from the Guerilla Girl? Do you agree? When is it too much? What are your ideas for being unique and getting your voice heard?

Art! (for art's sake)

Dear fellow art lovers,

I started an art blog. I know, I should be posting to The Canon instead, however my current situation allows me to be completely surrounded by fantastic art nearly 24/7. I realize that my thoughts on this may not always be as academic as The Canon tends to be, and so, I started
Art! (for art's sake), and I would love if you all read it...and commented, too.

VIP Art Fair

 The world is getting smaller every day, in almost every way. The VIP Art Fair is exacerbating this trend with leaps and bounds. Consider the possibilities of collectors, artists, students, curators, dealers and gallery owners coming together in one place (albeit a plasmic space of digital reality) to celebrate, view and connect about contemporary art.
 Art fairs have a long history of effectively creating communities who are able to connect about visual arts and other artistic endeavours. Perhaps this is the new wave of internet-integration of so many elements of our lives. The ease and advantage here is that one can attend the VIP Art Fair in the privacy of their own home, but still have the capacity to make human connections. 
  James Cohan, co-founder of VIP Art Fair in collaboration with Jane Cohan, Jonas Almgren and Alessandra Almgren was quoted on Artdaily.com, explaining further: “For anyone passionate about art, the Fair is a transformative experience: it delivers all the excitement of world-class art fairs with the convenience and personalization of the Internet. We’ve invited the most prestigious international galleries, both established and emerging, to come together for an online event, creating a virtual community that will allow collectors, curators and the public to access distinguished galleries and learn about their artists, all with unparalleled ease and absolute discretion.”
 This "unparalleled" ease and access to works is made available by advanced video and photographic technological access to works housed within the participating galleries, which are internationally located. Additionally collectors are able to connect with gallery owners and artists with a chat feature, and video conferencing in an inagural round-the-world event.

 The internet-access art fair is free to the public, requiring registration for participation, and a fee for advanced interactive elements such as video conferencing. Early registration is strongly encouraged, and can be done at the VIP Art Fair homepage. Participating galleries include David Zwirner, Galerie Max Hetzler, White Cube, Gagosian Gallery, Gallery Kovanagi, Hauser and Wirth, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Xavier Hufkens, Fraenkel Gallery, Sadie Coles HQ, Gallery Hyundai, James Cohan Gallery, and many others. These galleries represent many major contemporary artists from around the globe.
 The VIP Art Fair opens January 22 and runs through 30 January, 2011.