Man, I feel like a Woman

Today, I bought a book called ‘Graffiti Woman’ by Nicholas Ganz. It got me thinking, ‘Does gender make a difference when producing gendered themed book?’ This work of photography features a cross-section of female graffiti artists from all over the world. Each artist brought her own style to graffiti as an art form and was an enjoyable experience to page through. But, this thought still lingered. It would have been more empowering if a female had been the curator of this book; then it would have been a collection of female graffiti art by a female author. It suggests that these women are only worthy because their talents have been recognised by a man. If women were given equal space in the many graffiti books that are focused on men, then essential we would not need a book of this kind. As the man or woman that would make such a collection of work would be mindful if it appears that one gender is dominating the content.Ganz admits in an interview,‘Women are often forgotten or underrepresented in the graffiti and street art related literature. Men didn't take them seriously...graffiti was and still is very sexist and male dominated.’