Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Shulie


The Jewish Museum is currently showing Shulie, a shot-by-shot remake of a 60's documentary on radical feminist Shulamith Firestone.  Firestone is best known for her text on feminist theory, The Dialectic of Se,. which was criticized by many (including Angela Davis in her classic work Women, Race and Class) as white supremacist and ethnocentrist in nature.  Artist Elisabeth Subrin recreated the film with actors, shooting in many of the original locations.  The exhibit also includes enlarged film stills.  An artist talk will be held on Monday November 8th.