Los Caprichos, The Decline of Rationality in American Politics
In the seventies, feminist artist Miriam Schapiro challenged the distinction between high art and craft art. Historically craft art had been associated with “women’s work”. As of late, men too have been equally involved in this revolution. El Anatsui, Faig Ahmed, Gabriel Dawe, Nick Cave, and the duo Chiachio and Giannone use embroidery, bottle caps, sound machines, weaving, and carpets, abdicating their traditional roles as only painters. Art is more than oil paintings on can
