The teacher was dismissed over revelations about the work of Georgia O'keeffe
ARTinvestment.RU   04 мая 2016

In their explanations adolescents, American educator several times used the word "vagina",-за what the school administration helluva lot for evermore

Plot — Zoshchenko's crying. As-то times untried 24-летняя American teacher Allison Screw (Allison Wint) decided to read to the eighth graders a lecture about art. It was in a small provincial town in West Michigan. Population under 50,000 people — as our Torzhok or Ust-Лабинск. They have 8th grade — is 13-14 years, that is,-нашему, seventh grade. We in this age, the children write an essay on the paintings of Levitan. Yes and there is also certainly ordinary people live, far from the temptations of the capital.

And well for the lecture I decided to read students Allison Screw? About Picasso or Warhol? No. She has shown pedagogical intransigence and immediately started talking with the American feminist icon Georgia O'keeffe Georgia Totto O'keeffe). That is about how the lesson in the seventh grade in Torzhok to go with the origins of "pussy rayot" — from early group "War". It smelled of kerosene. But the situation could still be saved. For example, to wag away inspired landscapes or skulls, which the O'keefe was enough. But this chance was missed. The teacher boldly slashed about flowers O'keeffe, the angles of which feed from 1920-х years cause public Association with the feminine.

As they say, it's young, hints of transparent, "seventh graders" and everything is caught on the fly, so to call things by their anatomical names was not necessary. But it was too late — Ostap carried. "Vagina!" — showed the teacher on "Black iris" children. "Bugagashechki, Verdana", — giggling eighth graders. And told my parents. "Vagina?" — surprised the school administration. And the teacher was asked to collect things. The formal reason for the dismissal was the violation of internal regulations of the school in the explanation of reproductive health. Question: where are reproductive health, and where the art is, no one in the administration is not puzzled. In addition to the press. Through which we learned about this whole circus.

Apparently the teacher killed himself the topic of the lesson. To talk about creativity without O'keeffe anatomical terms and Freudian interpretations do not just. It is believed that these interpretations for the first time in 1920-х years suggested her husband Alfred Stieglitz — famous photographer. It was not difficult. Honestly, have difficulty to interpret the "Black iris" (1926) and similar works without the Freudian overtones.

But the Georgia O'keeffe anatomical explanations opposed Freudianism in his art denied. Refused such interpretations even in 1970-х, when feminists called O'keefe a developer "feminist iconography".

to Deny or not to deny —, it's up. But everyone can see the work. And then difficult to get rid of the idea that the artist is the denial of the Freudian interpretations was an affectation, a game or even a safety issue. All-таки twenties in the States — is not the most herbivorous times. It is still the heyday of racial segregation, the fight against the "red threat" (in some States even enacted a ban of red flags), and the activities of feminists is perceived by most of society with hostility. So this framing of the black iris could easily ruin your life.

But times have changed. Feminism proudly sweeping the Western countries. A picture of Georgia O'keeffe heads the ranking of the most expensive paintings of women-художниц. 20 November 2014 at Sotheby's auction of her painting "Jimson weed / White flower No. 1" sold for $44,4 million. The result is exceptional, but in General — Yes, flower paintings at auction cost about $4-10 million, the same pattern with flowers of large size can be much more expensive. Landscapes are much more affordable — on the order of $300 000. Interesting drawings O'keeffe are rare. Regular price $35 000-150 000. But if it's large pastels with flowers, the price per figure can reach $1 000 000-2 000 000. In General, the work of the inventor of the "feminist iconography" popular today as ever. And not only among highbrow critics, but in the people's the Internet. In particular, some of the popular online-тестов are "guessing" type "Guess: anatomy or Georgia O'keeffe?".

Our heroine-учительнице only wish what-нибудь good. Take care of yourself, stay away from interpretations of the art of Marc Quinn and Joanne Mitchell are cautious and selective approach to the description of Andy Warhol's art. To learn how to use euphemisms, not to spoil the work book for nothing and-другому to dispose of 15 minutes of fame, which assigns to the people the fate of.

Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

Sources: washingtonpost.com, hyperallergic.com

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