Tokenism of Female Artists in the Twenty-First Century
Tianyi Fan
Art Market Studies
About this Item
- Title
- Tokenism of Female Artists in the Twenty-First Century
- Contributor Names
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Fan, Tianyi (Author)
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Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. Art Market Studies (Degree granting institution)
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Degen, Natasha ND (Thesis advisor)
- Date
- 2020
- Degree Information
- M.A. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York 2020.
- Department: Art Market Studies.
- Advisors: Degen, Natasha ND. Committee members: Natasha Degen; Paul Melton; Joanne Arbuckle.
- Abstract
- This research focuses on tokenism of female artists in the twenty-first century. Drawing on the collaborative study by In Other Words and Artnet News that reported women's place in the art world, this thesis will further investigate the exhibitions and acquisitions history of non-profit institutes in the U.S. and explore the auction records and gallery representations in the past two decades. The aim of this study was to determine that in addition to the recognized inequality between gender, female artists also suffer from the influence of tokenism, which, according to the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, refers to the practice or policy of admitting an extremely small number of members from racial, ethnic, or gender groups to work or to be involved in educational or social activities to give the impression of inclusivity, while, in actuality, these groups are excluded from the mainstream. Data from different institutions, including museums, galleries, foundations, etc., prove that tokenism of female artists exists. Particularly focus on the phenomenon in the U.S., this thesis will also discuss tokenism as a global trend and explore possible methods to address this problem as well as the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on it.
- Subject
- Sex discrimination against women
- Sex discrimination in employment
- Women artists--United States
- Museums and women
- Rights
- In Copyright
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- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: etd_000860
- pqdiss: 28314474
- ISBN: 9798569907915
- Language
- eng
- Publisher
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Citation
Fan, T. (2020). Tokenism of Female Artists in the Twenty-First Century [Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York]. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/3883
Fan, Tianyi. Tokenism of Female Artists in the Twenty-First Century. 2020. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Master's thesis. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/3883
Fan, Tianyi. "Tokenism of Female Artists in the Twenty-First Century." Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2020. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/3883