By JRS
"Aurel Schmidt," shot by Juro Schneider
Though only slightly more than half of the artists showing at the Whitney’s 75th annual Biennial are women, it’s already been dubbed “the Women’s Biennial,” thanks to cyberspace’s fervid bloggers and social networkers. The split highlights the blase gender blindness that the art community has boasted for years, and if people can actually buy into it, it may prove to be a very effective measure taken by chief curator, Francesco Bonami.
One artist that SPREAD ArtCulture is particularly interested in braving the elements to see at the Whitney is Aurel Schmidt, and her deranged 7-foot-tall drawing of a minotaur, comprised of condoms, cigarettes, banana peels, and bottle caps. “It’s really an insane portrait of a man, but it’s interesting to explore what is masculine and make it look sexual and positive,” Aurel explains about her newest piece, going on to add: “I don’t want anyone to accuse me of being a man hater, which I’m not. This is also about the masculine side of me.”
"Master of the Universe: FlexMaster 3000" by Aurel Schmidt
