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The Artist Project: Andrea Bowers

Jun 6, 2016 3 MINUTES
"She's expanding aesthetics to prioritize other colors or forms or textures that have been seen as nominal or insignificant or too feminine."

Artist Andrea Bowers reflects on Howardena Pindell in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Andrea Bowers, born in 1965, is a feminist American artist who works in a variety of mediums, including drawing, video, and installation.

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Graphite on paper; 16 7/8 × 24 1/4 in. (43 × 61.5 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Andrew Kreps Gallery © Andrea Bowers

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