August 24, 2006Equilibrium...
This is an interesting little essay I just found, posted by an artsy little couple from New York (now Barcelona) who were pondering back in 2001 about why there just aren't a lot of women making experimental sounds (um.... maybe they just haven't looked hard enough?)
There Are Not Enough Women in Electronic Music
By Alejandra Salinas, Aeron Bergman and Klaus Oldanberg.
We were in a pub in Glasgow having a few pints. Alejandra brought up how frustrating it is that there are so few women making sounds compared to women making visual art. Since we feel the visual and audio arts are virtually one and the some, this seems puzzling. While some think that electronic music eliminated the figure of the artist, therefore eliminating any gender problematic, Klaus thinks the lack of women in electronic music is a big problem that needs some discussion.
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There Are Not Enough Women in Electronic Music
By Alejandra Salinas, Aeron Bergman and Klaus Oldanberg.
We were in a pub in Glasgow having a few pints. Alejandra brought up how frustrating it is that there are so few women making sounds compared to women making visual art. Since we feel the visual and audio arts are virtually one and the some, this seems puzzling. While some think that electronic music eliminated the figure of the artist, therefore eliminating any gender problematic, Klaus thinks the lack of women in electronic music is a big problem that needs some discussion.
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