March is Women's History Month: Patriarchy R.I.P. public art campaign

I was remiss in not writing about women and planning issues on International Women's Day, which was Tuesday March 8th, and one of the many events during March's Women's History Month.  I have written about this over the years:

-- "Women's History Month and urban planning," 2020
-- "International Women's Day 2019 and cities/urban planning," 2019

In the early 1900s, women were key to the development of the urban planning profession in the U.S., women comprise perhaps a majority of the people working in urban planning today, and there are many issues pertaining to women which require innovative planning responses.  

Related to Women's History Month:

SaveArtSpace and Pussy Riot announce their upcoming exhibition PATRIARCHY R.I.P., a public art exhibition of 10 artworks by female and LGBTQ+ artists to be presented on billboard ad spaces across 9 US states. The exhibition is curated by Pussy Riot activist Nadya Tolokonnikova to protest the gender pay gap in the art world.

Also see, "Pussy Riot member curates US billboard art exhibition to raise awareness of gender pay gap," Art Newspaper.  Born in Russia, Tolokonnikova was imprisoned because of her advocacy activities.

Billboards by Nadya Tolokonnikova (top) and Holly Silius (below) in Lower Manhattan as part of the SaveArtSpace exhibition Patriarchy RIP. Photo by Scott Stanger.

Works are displayed in Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New York, and Tennessee ("PATRIARCHY R.I.P. AN EXHIBITION PROTESTING THE GENDER PAY GAP IN THE ART WORLD," FADMagazine)

I am a big proponent of dynamic as opposed to static public art exhibitions, because art that changes has more opportunities to engage people, compared to permanent public art commissions that often become taken for granted.  

Although there are plenty of amazing permanent public art projects too.

-- "Public art online resource: Forecast," 2021