Cobalt Magazine Issue 17: Rise Up

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Somel a be l ss e e mf a i r l yha r ml e s s .Af t e ra l l , wha tc a nbeda ng e r ousa boutt hef l owys ki r t s oft heCot t a g e c or eg i r l s ,t heha i r dy ej obsof t hee g i r l s ,ort hec l a s s i cba g gyt s hi r t soft he s ka t e rg i r l ?Not hi ng-e x c e ptt he s ei ne v i t a bl y mor phi nt ot hepr obl e ma t i ca e s t he t i c sa nd pe r s ona sof#br uhg i r l .A‘ Br uhGi r l ’i sag i r l whor e j e c t sc e r t a i na s pe c t sofc onv e nt i ona l f e mi ni ni t y .Shei sas por ta ndv i de og a me e nt hus i a s t .Shei sl owma i nt e na nc ea ndc hi l l a nd“ notl i ket heot he rg i r l s . ”Theha s ht a gha s be e nus e dmor et ha n600mi l l i ont i me si n v i de osc ompa r i ngBr uhGi r l swi t h t r a di t i ona l l yf e mi ni neg i r l s ,i nane g a t i v el i g ht .

We bs i t e sl i keBuz z Fe e dj umpe dont het r e nd wi t hqui z z e st ohe l pusg i r l si de nt i f yj us twha t t ypeofg i r lwea r e .Mor ema t ur ea udi e nc e s unde r s t a ndt hei di oc yoft hi sc onc e pta ndt he r na l i z e dmi s ogyny ,butmor ena i v e bl a t a nti nt e g i r l sma ybet r i c ke di nt oa s pi r i ngt obeaBr uh Gi r lwi t houtr e a l i z i ngs hei sj us tar e c y c l e d f a nt a s yt ha tme nha v ec r e a t e d.Br uhGi r l s ha v eas i ni s t e rwa yofa l wa yss t e a l i ngt het op s potwhe ni tc ome st ode f i ni ngt hei de a l woma n.

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CoolGi r l sne v e rg e ta ngr y;t he yonl ys mi l ei na c ha gr i ne d,l ov i ngma nne ra ndl e tt he i rma ndo wha t e v e rt he ywa nt .Goa he a d,s hi tonme ,I don ’ tmi nd,I ’ mt heCoolGi r l ” .Mi l l i onsof r e a de r swe r ehi twi t har us hofa wa r e ne s s whe nr e a di ngt ha tde s c r i pt i on.The pr ot a g oni s t ’ swr a t ht ha te r upt e df r om t he pr e s s ur et oe mul a t eCoolGi r l ,r e s ona t e dwi t h ma nyr e a de r s .I tma det he mr e a l i s et ha tCool Gi r li sal e t ha lc ons t r uc t ,a ndma deFl ynn ’ s nov e loneoft hemos tme mor a bl eoft hel a s t de c a de .

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I nhe ra r t i c l e ,‘ J e nni f e rLa wr e nc ea ndThe Hi s t or yofCoolGi r l s ’ ,AnneHe l e nPe t e r s on i de nt i f i e st hi spr ot ot ypea sabypr oduc tof r oma nt i cc ome di e s ,s uc ha sThe r e ’ sSome t hi ng AboutMa r y( 1998) ,Howt oLos eaGuyi n10 Da ys( 2003)a ndFor g e t t i ngSa r a hMa r s ha l l ( 2008) .Fl ynnma yha v epr ov i de duswi t ht he pe r f e c tde f i ni t i on,butCoolGi r lha sbe e nwi t hus s i nc el ongbe f or et he n.

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Whe r edi ds hec omef r om?I ti s n ’ tpos s i bl et o t r a c eCoolGi r la l lt hewa yba c kt oc a v e ma n( or ma nc a v e )da ys ,buti ti snos ur pr i s et ha ta l lt hr e e f i l msPe t e r s onr e f e r e nc e swe r edi r e c t e dbyme n.

The r ei snode nyi ngt ha tt hec onc e ptofCool Gi r lorBr uhGi r li ss i mpl yourg e ne r a t i on ’ swa y ofi de nt i f yi ngwome nf r om t hev i e woft hema l e e .I n1975,La ur aMul v e yc oi ne dt het e r m g a z ma l eg a z ei nhe re s s a y ,‘ Vi s ua lPl e a s ur ea nd Na r r a t i v eCi ne ma ’ .Shepr opos e dt ha twome ni n t heme di aa r eobj e c t i f i e dwhe nt he ya r es hown onl yt hr oug ht hepe r s pe c t i v eofhe t e r os e xua l me n.I t ’ sa s t oni s hi ngt ha te v e nt houg hwepr i de our s e l v e sonbe i ngt hemos tpr ogr e s s i v e g e ne r a t i oni nhi s t or ya nddoourut mos tt o a c t i v e l yr e j e c tl ong he l dg e nde r ,s e xua la ndr a c i a l s t e r e ot ype s ,wewi l lha ppi l ye mbr a c ei de nt i t y da ma g i ngc l i c hé sl i keBr uhGi r l .Thi smus t c ha ng e .

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Le t ’ ss t opc a t e g or i s i ngwome na nds ha mi ng t he m whe nt he ydonotf i ti nt oac e r t a i ni ma g e .

Wea r ei ndi v i dua l s .Le t ’ se mbr a c et hef a c tt ha t wea l lha v el i v e dv e r ydi f f e r e nte xpe r i e nc e sa nd ha v euni quepe r s pe c t i v e s .Thi swi l lc r e a t ea mor et ol e r a nta ndunde r s t a ndi ngs oc i e t y .Onc e weha v eabr oa dunde r s t a ndi nga ndt hea bi l i t yt o ms ,i twi l lpr e v e ntusf r om s e ebe a ut yi na l lf or f a l l i ngi nt ot hi st oxi ct r a pofc onf or mi ngt ot hi s unor i g i na l ,out da t e dpr ot ot ype .

Gi r l sc a n ’ ts t opt heme di af r om di c t a t i nghowwe s houl dl ooka ndbe ha v e .Howe v e r ,wec a nopt out oft her he t or i ca ndf oc usoura t t e nt i oni namor e s e l f a f f i r mi ngdi r e c t i on.Onc ewea c t i v e l y r e c og ni s et ha tt heme di a ’ si de a lt ypeofwome n i saf or m ofma ni pul a t i ont owa r dswome nt o c onf or mt ot he s epa t r i a r c ha li de a l s ,wea r ea bl e t ot a kec ont r ol .Le t ’ se mbr a c eour s e l v e sa s i ndi v i dua l sa nds t a r tc e l e br a t i ngwha tma ke sus uni quea ndbe a ut i f ul .Le t ’ se nc our a g ee a c hot he r a swee a c ht a keourownj our ne yt owa r d s e l f a c c e pt a nc e .Thef i r s ts t e pi st ounf ol l owor bl oc ka c c ount st ha tdon ’ te mpowe ry ou.

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Thi shy pot he s i si s n’ t r e s t r i c t e dt oc ont e mpor a r ya r t i s t ss uc ha sHi r s t , whoi s c ur r e nt l ya tt hef or e f r ontofBr i t a i n’ sa r ts c e ne .

The e v i de nc eofa r t i s t i cr e be l l i onha sbe e nwr i t t e na l l ov e r g a l l e r ywa l l sf orc e nt ur i e s .

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Va nGog hpa i nt e d wi t hi nt e ns ebr us hs t r ok e sa nde x a g g e r a t e dunr e a l i s t i c c ol our s , a sc ont e mpor a r yc r i t i c spoi nt e dout .

Howe v e r , t hi si se x a c t l ywha thei snowr e v e r e df or , a soneoft he mos tf a mousa ndpopul a ra r t i s t sf orourt i me .

Tour i s t s f l oc kt ot heNa t i ona l Ga l l e r yj us tt os e ehi ss unf l owe r s , a nd t her e c e ntf i l m‘ Lov i ngVi nc e nt ’ i sawor kofa r ti t s e l f , i n homa g et ot hea r t i s t .

J a me sAbbotMc Ne i l l Whi s t l e rwa sa l s oha r s hl yc r i t i que d dur i nghi sl i f e t i me .

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J ohnRus k i n, t he c r i t i ci nque s t i on, f oundWhi s t l e r ’ spa i nt i ng ss oof f e ns i v e t ot heAc a de my ’ sv a l ue st ha tt hepa i rbr oug htt he i r di s a g r e e me nt st oc our ta ndWhi s t l e rs ue dRus k i nf orl i be l .

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Fort hepl e a s ur eofe nj oy i nga r ta nd c a pt ur i ngaf l e e t i ngmome ntl i k eaf a l l i ngf i r e wor k , notf or amor a l pur pos eorf orc e r t a i nv a l ue st ha tg ui det he c ons t r uc t i onofapa i nt i ng . ‘ TheGe nt l eAr tofMa k i ng Ene mi e s ’ ( 1 8 9 2 ) , wr i t t e nbyWhi s t l e ri npa r ta sar e s pons e t oRus k i n, a pt l ys ug g e s t showWhi s t l e r ’ sa r t i s t i cs e ns i bi l i t y wa sa dv a nc e dbyhi sa t t i t ude .

Mov i ngt hi sa r t i c l ef r om aLondonc our tc a s et oAme r i c a n i nc a r c e r a t i on, wec omet oMa r kLoug hne y , a nAme r i c a n a r t i s ta ndi l l us t r a t orwhoi sc ur r e nt l yus i nghi sa r ta sa me a nsofr e a c hi ngoutf r om hi spr i s onc e l l . “ Asag uy be l owt hes a l t , v i s ua l a r ti smyonl yme a nst or e a c ht he pe opl ea bov et hes a l t . ”Loug hne yha sbe e npa r t i c i pa t i ngi n awr i t t e nQ&Awi t ht heHi s t or yofAr tSoc i e t y , g i v i ng i ns i g ht st ohi spe r s ona l e x pe r i e nc ea nda r t i s t i cpr a c t i c e wi t hi nj a i l .

Thei nt e r v i e ws e r i e shi g hl i g ht showa r tc a nbe us e da same a nsofc ha l l e ng i ngs oc i a l na r r a t i v e s .

Loug hne y ’ sov e r5 0 0 pa r ts e r i e sofpor t r a i t sofhi sf e l l ow i nma t e s , t i t l e d“ Py r r hi cDe f e a t ”( 2 0 1 5-) , i st obe di s pl a y e di nt heMoMAPS1 ’ se x hi bi t i onc ur a t e dbyDr Ni c ol eFl e e t wood, he rbooka ndt hee x hi bi t i ona r ena me d “ Ma r k i ngTi me : Ar ti nt heAg eofMa s sI nc a r c e r a t i on” .

Re a da l l a boutMa r ka ndhi sa ns we r st oourque s t i onson t heHoASOCs oc i a l me di apa g e sa ndwe bs i t e .

Wi t hout c ondoni ngMa r k ’ sa r s onf e l ony , wedot hi nki t ’ si mpor t a nt t oa c k nowl e dg et ha thi sa r tha sr e a c he dawi dea udi e nc e a boutt hec a r c e r a l i s s ue ss ur r oundi nghi sa r t i s t i cpr a c t i c e .

Ma r ki sbr i ng i ngt her ol eofa r ta sat ool t oc ha l l e ng es oc i a l na r r a t i v e sa ndpe r c e pt i onsi nt ot hel i me l i g ht .

I tma yi nt e r e s ty out ok nowt ha twhi l s tt hi st r i a l wa sg oi ng oni nt hel a t e1 8 0 0 s , Rus k i nwa sal odg e ri nourv e r yown Le a mi ng t onSpa !Cl os et oVi a l l i ’ sFa s tFooda ndSi c i l i a ns Pi z z a( apr i mel oc a t i onf ora ppr e c i a t i nga r t )y ouc a nf i nda bl uepl a queout s i dehi shous e , numbe r8onRus s e l l Te r r a c e .

Si nc eWhi s t l e r ’ sde a t h, l i k eVa nGog h, heha sg a i ne d mor ef a mea nda ppr e c i a t i on.

Whi s t l e rf a v our e dJ a pa ne s e t e c hni que sa ndde c or a t i v ea r t wor k , a ndhi si nv ol v e me nt wi t ht heAe s t he t i cMov e me ntha sl i nk e dhi mt ot he not i onsof‘ Ar tf orAr t ’ sSa k e ’ r a t he rt ha nt he‘ Tr ut ht o Na t ur e ’ t ha tRus k i ns of i e r c e l ypr omot e di nt heLondon a r ts c e ne .

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REBELLI ON Ar tha sa l s obe e ni ns t r ume nt a l i nt her i s eoff e mi ni s m.

Ar t e mi s i aGe nt i l e s c hi c ha nne l e dhe rv e ng e a nc et hr oug h pa i nt i nghe rr a pi s ta st hev i c t i mi nwha tha v ec omet obe k nowna she r‘ r e v e ng e ’ wor k s .

Fr i daKa hl opa i nt e d he r s e l fi nas ur r e a l i s tma nne rt ha tr i s e sa bov ehe r t umul t uousr e l a t i ons hi pa nddi s a bi l i t yf r om a na c c i de nt .

Bot hma na g et oout wa r dl ye x pr e s st he i rpa i nsi nawa y t ha twa snotdi s mi s s e da sf e ma l ehy s t e r i a .

Pe g g y Gug g e nhe i m, nota na r t i s tbutac ol l e c t or , us e da r tt o e s t a bl i s hhe r s e l f . . .

Shewa sar e be l a g a i ns tnor msi nhe r ownwa y -ha v ey ous e e nhe rs ung l a s s e s ? !Shewa sa l s o v e r ypr omi s c uousf oral a dyi nt he6 0 ’ s , wi t has t r i ngof l ov e r sa ndhus ba nds( nota l wa y she rowna tt ha t ! ) Se a nSc ul l yha sc e r t a i nl yus e da r ta same a nsofr i s i ng a bov ehi sunf or t unea ndc l i mbi ngs oc i a l l a dde r s .

He s t a r t e di npov e r t yi nI r e l a nd, be c a meapl a s t e r e ri nhi s y out h, wa sr e j e c t e df r om pl e nt yofa r tc our s e sbut e v e nt ua l l yma na g e dt og ot oa na r tc ol l e g ea ndt he ns t udy a tNe wc a s t l eUni v e r s i t y .

Si nc et he n, Sc ul l yha sbe c ome oneoft hemos tf a mousBr i t i s ha r t i s t st oda y .

Her e c e nt l y e x hi bi t e di nt he2 0 1 9Ve ni c eBi e nna l e , i nt hec hur c hof Sa nGi or g i oMa g g i or e , ac l a s s i c a l Re na i s s a nc ea nd a r c hi t e c t ur a l wonde rbyPa l l a di oi n1 6 1 0 .

Sc ul l y ’ s e x hi bi t i on‘ Huma n’ wa sr e s pe c t f ul i ni t sr e l i g i ous c ont e x t , pe r s ona l i nt hes i g ni f i c a nc eofhi sc ol ourpa l e t t e , a ndt hr oug hs i mpl i c i t yont hes ur f a c e , hec onv e y sal ov e ofl a boura nda i mst oma ni f e s ts ome t hi ngwec a na l l r e c og ni s ei nt heuni v e r s a l i t yofhi sbr us hs t r ok e s .

Sc ul l y ’ s a t t i t udei sahug epa r toft hea r t i s t ’ spe r s ona .

Some a r t i s t s , Ba nk s yf ore x a mpl e , t a k eg r e a tpl e a s ur ei n a nony mi t ya ndr e v e a l i nga sl i t t l ea spos s i bl e .

Sc ul l yon t heot he rha nd, s i nc et hev e r ybe g i nni ngofhi ss t udi e s “ a l wa y sk ne whewoul dbeas uc c e s s ” .

Her os ea g a i ns ta l l t heoddst obea tt hef or e f r ontofa r tt oda y , ha v i ng he l pe dg ui det hepr og r e s s i onf r om Mi ni ma l i s mt o Emot i ona l a bs t r a c t i on.

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Ther ecover yf r om t hecor onavi r uspandemi c f eel sl i keamar at hon,notaspr i nt .Wehaveal l beenaf f ect ed,event hoseofuswhohavenot act ual l ycaughtt hevi r us.I ni t i al l yst ucki ndoor sat t hehei ghtofl ockdown,wewer eal lt r eat edas t houghwewer eal li nf ect ed.Remai ni ngi nsi de, awayf r om ot herf ami l i es,wasseenast heonl y r esponset or educet het r ansmi ssi onoft hevi r us andpr eventt heNHSf r om becomi ng over whel med.

Thankf ul l y ,bot hoft hoset hi ngshappened.

Al t hought henumberofdai l ycasesi sst ar t i ngt o i ncr easeagai n,t heUKi si nacompl et el ydi f f er ent pl acenowt hani nApr i l .Nonessent i alshopshave r eopened.Eachofuscanvi si tpubs,gar den cent r esandr est aur ant sagai n.Thr oughout August ,t he‘ EatOutt oHel pOut ’ scheme,i n whi chdi ner sgaveupt o50% of foft hei rf ood,was usedover64mi l l i ont i mes.Li f ewasf arf r om t he excl usi onofever yoner emai ni ngi ndoor s.

TheNHS,br oadcast er sandsuper mar ket swer e seenasessent i ali nst i t ut i ons.Yetor gani sat i ons t hatshoul dber egar dedasessent i alwer eshut down:uni ver si t i es.Abeaconf orknowl edgeand t hepur sui tofi deas,t hei rt hi r dt er m oft eachi ng andr esear chacr osst hewor l dwasboughtt oan abr upthal t .Despi t et hei rvi t alwor kf orsci ent i f i c andsoci aldevel opment ,t hecont i nuat i onoft hei r wor kwasdeemednonessent i al .Andso,t hey cl osed.

St udent sar ebegi nni ngt opr oper l yr et ur nf ort he f i r stt i me.Thei ri mpor t anceandl ayouti son al mostadi f f er entl evelt oschool s.Ther e,a compar at i vel ysmal lnumberofchi l dr enar ei nan envi r onmentf orsi xhour saday .Atuni ver si t y , t ensoft housandsofst udent sdescendont owns, ci t i esandcampusesf ormont hsatat i me.Many ar eof t enupl at eandmovi ngf r om l ocat i ont o l ocat i ont hr oughoutt heday .Ther ei sf armor e vol at i l i t y .

Wi t ht hi scomesaf argr eat err i skofcat chi ngt he vi r us.Thoughmor esever et hant henor malcol d, assessi nganddeal i ngwi t hr i skar ea f undament alpar tofbei nghuman.Ever yt i mewe wakeup,humanshavet oassesst hepot ent i al pr obl emst hatcoul dt akepl aceanddealwi t h t hem appr opr i at el y .Thi si sal waysgoi ngt obet he caseandi ndeed,i soneoft hebr i l l i antt hi ngs aboutbei nghuman.

Uni ver si t i est her ef or emustr et ur n.Though l ect ur eswi l lr emai nonl i nef ort heaut umnt er m,i t i svi t alt hatasmanyi nper sonsemi nar sar eabl e t ot akepl aceaspossi bl e.Thi smustcome al ongsi desoci et i esbei ngabl et omeet ,St udent Uni onevent sr eopeni ng,cul t ur alevent sr et ur ni ng andi ndi vi dual scommuni cat i ng.

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Why?Becauseuni ver si t i eseducat eand i nspi r et henextgener at i on.Forcent ur i es, i ndi vi dual shaver ecogni sedt heexi st enceand aut onomyofuni ver si t i est obeessent i al .

Takesemi nar s.Whi l ea9am st ar tmayseem ext r emel yt i r esomeanddul l ,t heyar ebr i l l i ant f orl ear ni ngandi mpr ovi ngone’ si nt el l i gence.

Whengr eatdebat esar eabl et ot akepl ace, ever yonebenef i t s.I deasar espar kedof ff r om oneanot her ,t heconver sat i ondeepensand i ndi vi dual sl eavet hedi scussi onswi t hnew t hought st hathadneverpr evi ousl yent er ed t hei rmi nds.

Onawi derscal e,soci et i esandcul t ur al act i vi t i espr ovi det hi st oo.Theydon’ tsi mpl y needt obeexcl usi vepl acesf orent er t ai nment andamusementout si det heacademi c conf i nesoft hel i br ar y .I nst ead,t heyaddt o someone’ sexper i enceandcoul dspar kan i nt er estf arbeyondt het hr eeyear sat uni ver si t y .I mpr ovi ngsoci alski l l s,t heyal l ow f r i endshi psf orl i f et obepr oper l yf or medand enabl econf i dence.Whi l emanysoci et i eshave at t empt edt or epl i cat et hei rexper i enceonl i ne, t hati snot hi ngcompar edt omeet i ng i ndi vi dual si nr eall i f e.

Academi cr esear chi skey .Whi l esome academi cs,wi t hl essmar ki ngsandno l ect ur es,mayhavehadmor et i met oconduct somer esear ch,t hati sunl i kel yt ohavebeen f ul l yt hecase.Accesst ol i br ar i esi nper son wasnonexi st ent .Academi csmi ghthavehad chi l dcar er esponsi bi l i t i est odealwi t h.

Exper i ment scoul dbeconduct edonl i ne,but woul dneverr ef l ectt hei nper sonaccess.

Suchchoi ceswer eal wayssecondbest .I fa uni ver si t yi st obeanyt hi ng,i tmustbeapl ace ofr esear cht hatst r i vest opar t akei nnotonl y t het r ansmi ssi onofknowl edge,buti t sver y pr oduct i onandi ni t i aldi scover y .

Uni ver si t i esmustbephysi cal l yopeni f academi cr esear chi st ot hr i ve.Fr om under gr aduat et odoct or at el evel ,i ndi vi dual s ar eal waysl ear ni ngnewi nf or mat i ont hat hasn’ tbeenpr evi ousl ydi scover ed.Thi swi l l benef i tt hem academi cal l ybutal sosoci et yas awhol e.Uni ver si t i eshavebeenkeyi nt he bat t l eagai nstcor onavi r usf orf ur t her i ng r esear ch,medi calknowl edgeandhel pi ng hospi t al s.Uni ver si t i esar eessent i alt oa devel opedsoci et yandhel p,di r ect l yor i ndi r ect l y ,ever yone.I ti st i menowf orst udent s t ot akepar ti nt hatl ear ni ngonceagai n.

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