New Media in Art, 168-179

I really enjoyed this section because it had a focus on female artists that work to redefine the dominant ideas in art and add a more feminine perspective to various mediums. The idea of the female gaze being prevalent in so many of these pieces was really interesting. The book also specifically named Stephanie Smith and Edward Stewart, saying that these two artist were confounding relations between the sexes in their installation works. I think this concept is really intriguing and inspiring, because it challenges society's standards and expectations for how people are supposed to act or portray themselves or their work. Another artist that was mentioned was Pippilotti Rist, whom I have only heard of recently. I think her work is really cool though. It is kind of confusing and also challenges expectations that people may have based on her appearance or other factors of her pieces.