Michele Pred
Bans Off Our Bodies, 2022. Image courtesy of the artist.
Oakland-based Swedish-American artist Michele Pred achieved notoriety in the early 2000s for her conceptual sculptural installations of items like Swiss Army knives and manicure scissors confiscated by airport security. Pred’s witty and dramatic work, with a strong Pop-inflected emphasis on bright colors and geometry, clearly hit a nerve.
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At Nancy Hoffman Gallery
Closing reception at Nancy Hoffman gallery: October 28th, 5-7 pm
“Abortion is Healthcare” performance 10.28, 1 pm at the Brooklyn Musuem
In the wake of the mid-term election, California-based conceptual artist and feminist activist Michele Pred organized a complexe art scenario comprising of a solo exhibition, performances and billboards around the country to question the suppression of women’s rights and inspire people to vote for legal abortion.
Read MoreIn the months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, people across the country have seen their access to abortion healthcare disappear as states continue to enact strict restrictions and complete bans on the procedure. While shockwaves reverberated through the country, activists swiftly assembled to aid and protect people who might seek abortions, as well as the clinics working to provide the necessary care and services. Supporting these causes, the curatorial collective Grandma has organized a benefit auction to fundraise for Vote Save America’s Immediate Abortion Access Fund. The auction, Impact: Immediate Abortion Access Fund, subtitled “We Deliver Our Bodies,” is now live on Artsy and runs through October 13th.
Read MoreSwedish-American conceptual artist Michele Pred is taking the movement for women’s rights to a whole new, brighter level (literally). Beginning September 8 and running through November 5, 2022, Pred’s latest exhibition entitled Equality of Rights will be on display at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery in New York. There will be an Equal Pay performance at 7pm on September 15 and a reception open to the public held that same evening from 6-8pm.
Read MoreNancy Hoffman Gallery is presenting Michele Pred's "Equality of RIghts," following the artist's ongoing fight for equal rights for women.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 - NOVEMBER 5, 2022
Read MoreSan Francisco–based artist Michele Pred, whose works utilize women’s clothing to highway billboards to address reproductive rights, says she is focused on disseminating information about access to abortion pills at an upcoming show at Nancy Hoffman gallery in New York. “We have to consider every body and all women’s bodies in this country.”
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After months spent sheltering in place, the art world was out in full force on Saturday, gathering in sites across New York and cities across the country for the Wide Awakes march. The activist event, which was at once a cry for justice, a joyful celebration, and a push to get out the vote, also marked an important, little-known moment in US history.
On October 3, 1860, the original Wide Awakes, an abolitionist organization formed to help elect Abraham Lincoln, staged its biggest event, with 10,000 people marching through the streets of Chicago.
Today’s Wide Awakes marches are the brainchild of artist Hank Willis Thomas, who has adopted their symbol of an unblinking eye and caped uniforms to the needs of 2020. The initiative is an outgrowth of For Freedoms, the artist-led political action committee he founded with Eric Gottesman in 2016.
Read MoreDressing for success, an artist helps women demand their due
Michele Pred is asking artists, their dealers and potential collectors to commit to a price hike for works of art by women.
This Artist-Activist Is Asking Women Artists to Raise Their Prices by 15% to Fight the Art World’s Gender Pay Gap.
Michele Pred is taking to Frieze LA to promote her initiative. Look for her in the dress made of pink dollar bills.
