Monday, January 18, 2010
review about the Jack and Jill show
I had never heard of the Jack and Jill Art Show, but after attending it, I realize it was probably the most fantastic event I’ve attended on campus. I arrived with some new friends from my women’s studies class and was thrilled to see the members of DKR (Drag King Rebellion) waiting outside the doors. After some shrill squeaks on my part and excited jumping, we paid the inexpensive entrance fee of $5 and walked in. Around one wall we saw tables covered in artwork from different females and feminists around campus and Ann Arbor. To name just a few: Olivia Su, Adonia Artega, Charles Lindsay, Laura Irene Wayne, and Sherry Lynn. There were amazing paintings, prints, and drawings covering the tables. During breaks we were able to stand up and look around at them and speak with the artists themselves. I spoke with Sherry Lynn, an artist that brought deconstructed Barbie dolls to the show. They were very interesting works that really attacked the views of femininity that the media puts out. She takes a normal Barbie doll, an offensive image that shapes the way young girls see that bodies, and defaces it into a unique work of art. It’s really amazing to see what she can do with them. For more info visit sherartdoll.blogspot.com