Artist behind Mona’s ladies-only lounge ‘absolutely delighted’ man is suing for gender discrimination
Artist behind Mona’s ladies-only lounge ‘absolutely delighted’ man is suing for gender discrimination
NSW man Jason Lau claims denying men entry is discriminatory, but artist Kirsha Kaechele says men’s ‘experience of rejection is the artwork’
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
The creator of an art installation that has become the subject of a formal anti-discrimination complaint says she is “absolutely delighted” that the case has ended up in Tasmania’s civil and administrative tribunal.
The opportunity to extend the performance aspect of Ladies Lounge was embraced by the artist and 25 female supporters, who entered Tuesday’s tribunal hearing wearing a uniform of navy business attire.
Lau argued that denying men access to some of the museum’s most important works (there is a Sidney Nolan, a Pablo Picasso and a trove of antiquities from Mesopotamia, Central America and Africa in the women-only space) is discriminatory.
An experience in a pub on Flinders Island several years ago, when Kaechele and a girlfriend were advised by male patrons that they would feel “more comfortable” retiring to the ladies lounge, inspired the work.
The Californian-born artist was not aware that ladies lounges are a feature of Australia’s recent social history, and that Australian women were not allowed to enter public bars until 1965.
Mona’s lawyer Catherine Scott told Guardian Australia the case was an unusual one because the artwork was both a physical entity – a lounge – and a piece of performance art.
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I don't agree with sectioning off artworks and artifacts and restricting it to one gender, I'd also say this is the artworks and artifacts where restricted to males as well
This doesn't mean I disagree with woman's only spaces where they can feel safe, I only disagree with the ones that are trans exclusionary
The article explicitly says that the ladies lounge is only off limits to people who don't identify as female. Trans women are allowed in.
I read through the ABC article on this yesterday, and I'm pretty sure it said that people who identify as women are also welcome in the installation.
If a woman needs a space devoid of men to feel safe they need psychiatric care, not a club.
Is that what you tell the police when they remove you from the bushes?
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Haha okay, you've been heard. Fair enough.
What part of my comment makes you think I would hide in bushes? Do you not think living in constant fear of the opposite gender is a serious issue that should be treated by professionals?
The trouble here is "living in constant fear of the opposite gender" and "needing safe spaces" are two concepts that have nothing to do with this art display/performance piece.
Can't hear you over your rhythmic rustling, mate